The invention relates to a composition for making flooring material comprising resin and particles comprising ammonium quaternary salt. The resin is generally an unsaturated polyester resin. The flooring materials, or engineered stone slabs from which the flooring materials or other material can be formed, are generally made from combining the resin, particles, inorganic particulate material and an initiator and allowing the resin to cure. The flooring material composition may be cobalt free. Metal catalysts may be used to cure the resin.

The invention relates to a composition for making flooring material comprising resin and particles comprising ammonium quaternary salt. The resin is generally an unsaturated polyester resin. The flooring materials, or engineered stone slabs from which the flooring materials or other material can be formed, are generally made from combining the resin, particles, inorganic particulate material and an initiator and allowing the resin to cure. The flooring material composition may be cobalt free. Metal catalysts may be used to cure the resin.

The invention relates to the use of at least one comb polymer which includes side chains which have at least one cationic group, and does not include side chains having polyether groups, and which has a main chain which has carboxyl groups, as dispersant for hydraulically settable compositions. The invention also relates to hydraulically settable cement compositions, moldings, comb polymers and method for producing comb polymers.

Described herein is a hydrophobizing agent for mineral materials, including: a polyion complex (i) including at least one polycation (i.1) and at least one polyanion (i.2), where the molar ratio of polycation:polyanion in the polyion complex is ≥1; and a silicone compound composition (ii). Also described herein are a process for producing the hydrophobizing agent, a method of using the hydrophobizing agent for the hydrophobizing of mineral binders and/or compositions which contain mineral binders and/or materials which include mineral binders, and a binder composition including one or more mineral binder(s) and a corresponding hydrophobizing agent.

Also described herein is a process for hydrophobizing materials which include mineral binders, and a hydrophobized material including mineral binders and obtained by this process.

Also described herein is a hydrophobized material which includes mineral binders, including the reaction product of one or more mineral binder(s), the hydrophobizing agent and water.

A multicomponent composition including: A) a binder component (A) including at least one epoxy resin, B) an aqueous hardener component (B) including at least one amine compound as an amine hardener and water, and C) a solid component (C) including at least one hydraulic inorganic binder, preferably cement, the multicomponent composition containing, relative to the total weight, at least 8% by weight of an organic binder, the total amount of epoxy resin and amine hardener constituting the organic binder, and at least one organic salt. The multicomponent composition preferably includes at least one pigment as the colorant. The multicomponent composition can be used to produce conductive floor coatings or floor seal coats suitable for ESD floor coatings. The coatings or seal coats can be produced in a large number of color hues.

A method is shown for preparing cold-process bituminous coatings, in particular the preparation of wear surface dressings which method includes the steps of preparing a bituminous binder as a cationic emulsion of bitumen; preparing an aggregate comprising at least one first aggregate fraction; and forming said cold-process bituminous coating formed with at least said aggregate interpenetrated into said binder; characterized in that said step for preparing said aggregate comprises a step for coating said at least one first aggregate fraction with lime.

Described herein is a hydrophobizing agent for mineral materials, including: a polyion complex (i) including at least one polycation (i.1) and at least one polyanion (i.2), where the molar ratio of polycation:polyanion in the polyion complex is 1; and a silicone compound composition (ii). Also described herein are a process for producing the hydrophobizing agent, a method of using the hydrophobizing agent for the hydrophobizing of mineral binders and/or compositions which contain mineral binders and/or materials which include mineral binders, and a binder composition including one or more mineral binder(s) and a corresponding hydrophobizing agent. Also described herein is a process for hydrophobizing materials which include mineral binders, and a hydrophobized material including mineral binders and obtained by this process. Also described herein is a hydrophobized material which includes mineral binders, including the reaction product of one or more mineral binder(s), the hydrophobizing agent and water.