MAPEI Corporation has announced the launch of Mapeair N, a natural air-entraining agent that is designed to provide a stable air-void system in both plastic and hardened concrete. This consistency is essential for producing concrete that can withstand freeze/thaw cycles, making Mapeair N an ideal solution for infrastructure, paving and other applications where durability is critical. The admixture meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM C260 and AASHTO M154, ensuring compliance with widely recognized industry standards.
“Achieving reliable freeze/thaw durability starts with creating and maintaining a uniform air-void system, and that’s exactly what Mapeair N delivers,” said Andrew Fulkerson, MAPEI Corporation’s Product Line Manager for Admixtures for Concrete. “By using natural chemistries, this admixture provides consistent bubble size and spacing in hardened concrete, giving producers confidence that their mixes will perform as intended, even in demanding environmental conditions.”
Mapeair N improves the performance and workability of concrete in a variety of applications. It helps reduce bleeding and segregation, enhances finishing, minimizes surface imperfections such as “bug holes” and supports smoother, more uniform surfaces. Additionally, it aids in the pumping of lean concrete mixes and facilitates the placement of low-slump concrete mixes, including paving applications. The product is effective when used with low-alkali cements, fly ash and other supplementary cementitious materials, providing versatility across a wide range of concrete formulations.
“Mapeair N reflects MAPEI’s ongoing commitment to advancing concrete technology with solutions that are both reliable and sustainable,” said Gerald LaPier, MAPEI Corporation’s Director of Construction Chemicals. “It offers contractors, producers and specifiers a high-performance option that ensures durability, improves workability and supports long-lasting, resilient infrastructure.”
For more information on Mapeair N and MAPEI’s full line of concrete admixtures, visit www.mapei.com.
About MAPEI
Founded in 1937 in Milan, MAPEI is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemical products for the building industry and has contributed to the construction of some of the most important architectural and infrastructure works worldwide. With 98 subsidiaries operating in 59 countries and 106 manufacturing plants in 42 nations, MAPEI Group employs about 13,200 staff worldwide. The foundations for the success of the company are specialization, internationalization, research & development, and sustainability.
Headquartered in Deerfield Beach (Florida), MAPEI North America consists of the subsidiaries MAPEI Corporation (for the USA), MAPEI Inc. (for Canada) and MAPEI Caribe (for Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands), whose 28 facilities collectively have a workforce of about 2,000 employees. MAPEI facilities are certified to be in conformance with requirements in the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Standards for Management Systems. An environmentally conscious manufacturer that reinvests 5% of its revenue into R&D, MAPEI offers training for architects, contractors, installers and distributors through the MAPEI Technical Institute. For more about MAPEI, visit www.mapei.com or call 1-800-42-MAPEI (1-800-426-2734).
