Innovation Partners
Among the best known suppliers in the concrete industy, AltusGroup Innovation Partners work to advance innovative precast concrete technology. Through AltusGroup, these companies are currently focusing on the use of carbon fiber reinforcing to improve strength and lower weight in precast components for long-term durability.
AltusGroup Innovation Partners
- BASF Admixtures, Inc.
- High Concrete Accessories
- JVI
- Meadow Burke Products
- Owens Corning
- Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc.
- Verheyen Betonproducten
BASF Admixtures, Inc.
-Cleveland, Ohio, supplies admixtures that enhance the performance of concrete by ensuring high strength and inhibiting corrosion. The global BASF Construction Chemicals division consists of Admixture Systems and Construction Systems businesses and is the largest manufacturer of construction chemicals worldwide.
High Concrete Accessories
-Denver, Pa., is a branded product line by High Concrete Group engineered to eliminate the need for makeshift embedments cobbled together from cardboard, wood, Styrofoam or other scrap materials. These plastic embedment products are non-corrosive and non-reactive and are intended to save precast concrete producers time and money.
JVI
-Lincolnwood, Ill., develops and markets a variety of connection products used to anchor and connect precast concrete forms.
Meadow Burke Products
-Tampa, Fla., is the leading manufacturer of precast lifting and handling inserts and hardware, structural connections, slotted inserts and concrete accessories. In addition, Meadow Burke Products provides engineering services for lifting and erection. Product groups include: Burke Rapid Lift and the DOGBONETM Lifting Systems, Halfen Anchoring Systems, Burke Slotted Inserts, the Erector-Connector, Rapid-Lok, Mag-LokTM, Strand Snap and Burke precast/prestress accessories.
Owens Corning
-A leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials, glass fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems. A Fortune 500 company for 56 consecutive years, Owens Corning is committed to driving sustainability through delivering solutions, transforming markets and enhancing lives. Owens Corning makes residential, commercial and industrial buildings more energy efficient, comfortable and attractive with its insulation, roofing, masonry and asphalt products.
Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc.
-Decatur, Ala., is a subsidiary of The Toray Group of Japan and the world’s largest producer of PAN (polyacrylonitrile)-based carbon fibers, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States, Europe and Japan. Their TORAYCA® brand carbon fibers are recognized for outstanding performance, quality and processing consistency by designers, engineers and fabricators on a variety of applications worldwide.
Verheyen Betonproducten
-Arendonk, Belgium, has specialized in architectural concrete products and lightweight structural elements for commercial and residential markets since 1983 and is the premier producer of insulated or non-insulated, double-sided smooth finished precast walls in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Verheyen Betonproducten employs fewer than 50 people due to its highly automated production system and is a member of the 450-employee Belgian B&R group that specializes in every aspect of the construction industry.
