Welcome to another edition of the Penetron industry newsletter. In this edition we celebrate the successful establishment of PENETRON HELLAS LTD. - see full story under Penetron News.

Penetron is happy to report to our many friends around the world in the ready-mix industry about an easier way of dosing Penetron Admix in their concrete. Due to high demand, Penetron Admix is available in water-soluble bags. Initially launched in the Australian market, the new water-soluble packaging has received many positive reviews and has since been offered all across the globe. Additional information can be found under the Penetron feature below.

Further, designers of sewage treatment plants around the world increasingly recognize the protection Penetron products offers against chemical attack. This is resulting in a multitude of water treatment specifications for Penetron around the globe – we showcase facilities in Brazil, Greece and Argentina and offer the Milan-Sud Water treatment case study for download.

Our customers recognize Penetron Admix as the most effective way of providing long term concrete waterproofing. However, many customers require a more convenient dosing method not offered by our 18kg/40lb bag and 25kg/55lb pail packaging. In order to meet the needs of these customers, water-soluble polymer bag packaging was developed. Once this product comes in contact with water, the water-soluble packaging dissolves thereby releasing Penetron Admix into the batch of concrete. Dosing calculations and measurements have been simplified by the units of water-soluble bags, therefore making the dosing process quicker, easier, dust-free and environmentally friendly.

Penetron Admix packaged in soluble bags is available in 18kg/40lb cardboard boxes.

SABESP, the largest basic sanitation company in Latin America utilized the Penetron system in accomplishing their mission of providing impartial universal sanitation and improving both health and quality of life of the residents in São Paulo. This SABESP sewage treatment plant is located In Taubate, São Paulo in the region of Vale do Paraiba, one of the most industrialized regions in Brazil. This plant received a design award from the National Water Agency. After extensive internal lab tests proved the benefits of Penetron in protecting concrete, the Penetron system was chosen to protect all the tanks and seal the existing shrinkage cracks. Penetron's effectiveness was visible to the customer as nearly all leaks and cracks were sealed within 2 weeks (see photos below). The SABESP plant will treat all of the sewage of both Taubate and the adjacent region of Tremembe totaling a combined population of over 300'000 people. The current capacity of the first phase is set at 1'050 l/s and will increase approximately 40% to 1'450 l/s by the year 2020.

Photo taken on March 14, 2008, while Penetron has already sealed the majority of the leaks, there is still substantial leakage through cracks		Photo taken on March 29, 2008, Penetron has now almost completely stopped the leakage on this tank

Paraná, the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, is located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River. The city has a population of 237,968. Despite the Parana River's size and volume and apparent capacity to absorb and dilute current effluents, an alarming number of cities have been discharging their untreated waste water into the river. As such, concern regarding these adverse impacts on the ecology and public health has grown and the construction of the Paraná WWTP is part of the effort to address these problems.

In 2007 engineers analyzed the numerous benefits of utilizing the Penetron system to waterproof and protect the WWTP and ultimately chose to specify Penetron in both topical and admixture forms. Initially the cracks and surface problems were treated with Penecrete Mortar and approximately 6'000 sqm of the tank's surface was treated with a coating of Penetron. Additionally, Penetron Admix was applied to various critical parts of the project, treating nearly 650 m ³ of the main plant building.