Megawide Construction Corp. is partnering with German concrete technology developer MultiCON to bring in its patented mixing innovation to the country.
The venture will allow Megawide’s exclusive use of MultiCON’s advanced concrete mixing system, OptiCon, for its own projects as well as commercially. Opticon is currently being used in Europe for various horizontal and vertical developments.
“Aside from promising higher concrete performance, the technology also has financial and environmental advantages. We plan to introduce a new way to manufacture concrete in the Philippines that has a more efficient and durable quality,” said.
Edgar Saavedra, Megawide chairman and chief executive officer.
Dr. Leopold Halser, MultiCON managing director, said its system uses a specialized equipment that mixes concrete components using two phases at a much higher speed compared with conventional mixing, enabling the cement to be more “activated,” resulting in cost and process efficiency.
“The system uses less water, less cement and additives, so it releases less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is beneficial to our environment. Since the cement reaction is more activated, it becomes more cost and process efficient,” Halser added.
He said the technology could reduce raw material costs, as well as bring down carbon dioxide emissions by up to 30 percent during production.
Megawide intends to use the technology internally in its precast plants, as well as make it available to all contractors via the company’s ready-mix plants in the future.
Megawide operates its own precast facility, considered one of the largest and most advanced in Southeast Asia, in its industrial facility located in Taytay, Rizal and seven other satellite precast plants in Luzon and Cebu.
