A New Facade for Cairo’s Television Tower
Mar 05, 2009

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  • Cairo Television Tower

    Cairo Television Tower

    The high-tech renovation of the world’s tallest all-concrete tower was carried out using VINNAPAS® polymer powders from WACKER. The Cairo Tower now shines with renewed splendor (Foto: EKY)

  • Cairo Television Tower

    Cairo Television Tower

    The extensive renovation of the Cairo Tower demanded the highest standards of quality for plaster, mortar, adhesive and grout additives. WACKER experts helped to develop formulations containing specialized VINNAPAS® polymer powders that now protect the television tower from heat, dryness and wind (photo: EKY).

  • VINNAPAS® tests

    VINNAPAS® tests

    Extensive tests and experiments were carried out in WACKER’s labs in Burghausen in order to optimize the formulations and their polymer additives for the conditions they would be subjected to in Cairo