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Cement Render & Skim Coat

Construction finishes delivering on aesthetics, quality and workability

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Cement Render & Skim Coat Solutions

Explore Dow’s wide range of Cement Render & Skim Coat solutions.

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Robust and workable construction finishes

Cement render and stucco are truly global technologies, forming the basis of construction finishes the world over – with various substrates, indoor and outdoor uses, choices of textured or non-textured finish, as well as handling color and cladding options on top of the render. They often work alongside skim coats, which offer a smooth final layer to substrates that may not have the desired aesthetic quality.

Benefit from robust construction finishes with improved workability thanks to Dow’s solutions – including cellulosic, redispersible polymer powder, silicon hydrophobic powder products – for cement renders, stuccos, and skim coats.

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Cellulose Ethers product range

Discover our broad range of WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers solutions available in your region.

What are the benefits of WALOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers?

Improved workability
Enhanced water retention
Low stickiness
Sag resistance
Shear strength
Improved substrate adhesion

Curious to see how our latex powders can transform your cement render and skim coats?

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DOW™ Latex Powder (DLP) 211

This product improves workability and tensile and flexural strength. It offers enhanced adhesion, resistance to impact and abrasion, and reduces crack formation. It is a result of spray-drying an aqueous vinyl acetate-ethylene-VeoVa-copolymer dispersion.

DOW™ Latex Powder (DLP) 212

This product is a free-flowing white powder resulting from spray-drying an aqueous vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer dispersion. It offers resistance to impact and abrasion, while improving workability and adhesive and flexural strength.

DOW™ Latex Powders (DLP) 2000

This product suits building products exposed to thermal or mechanical stress. It reduces crack formation, improves transversal deformation, and offers enhanced tensile, compression and flexural strength. It results from spray-drying an aqueous vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer dispersion.

DOW™ Latex Powders (DLP) 2141

Offering flexibility and excellent adhesion even to difficult substrates, this product reduces capillary water absorption. It also offers impact resistance to reduce the crack formation in thin-layer applications. Its hydrophobic properties are suited to cement-based plaster and grouts.

What are the benefits of Dow™ Latex Powders?

Abrasion resistance
Adhesive strength
Suited to various surfaces

What are the benefits of DOWSIL™ Silicones?

Hydrophobicity
Storage stability
Cement compatibility
Efflorescence reduction
Easily dispersible

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Curious to see how our silicones can transform your cement render and skim coats? Learn about our featured products below.

DOWSIL™ GP SHP 60 Plus

Developed to offer the performance of a liquid silicon-based hydrophobic material in dry delivery systems, this product is a formulation containing a finely dispersed silicon-based active. This product protects the substrate from liquid water ingress.

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