Russian company Arena Force has forayed into India's waterproofing market with its new generation of waterproofing materials, smart concrete additives, and unique repair compounds for concrete. Director Pryahin Igor Anatolevich shares the company's plans for India

Pryahin Igor Anatolevich
We focus on individual solutions and provide technical and economic efficiency; our materials can be adapted economically, structurally and geographically for the Indian market

Pryahin Igor Anatolevich

What scope do you see in India for Arena products and in which application areas specifically?

India's infrastructure development is booming, which is leading to a huge boom in concrete consumption. We see a huge potential for our products and solutions in this market, where we can provide solutions for new structures being built and also for retrofitting existing structures.

Our strategy, working with partners, is aimed at creating unique and cost-effective engineering and technical solutions for the manufacture, repair and protection of concrete (stone, brick, etc.), in the construction industry, at different stages of design, construction, operation and maintenance. Our materials have been developed for application in:
  • tunnels, overpasses, bridges
  • barrage, dams, waterways
  • underwater concreting
  • facades, car parking, roofs
  • concrete roads
  • monolithic construction
  • production of concrete products
What are the special benefits of Arena products in India compared to the existing products in the Indian market?

We believe in taking a customized approach to a client's specific application needs. We advise on the selection of materials and the creation of a constructive solution that helps the client save money both on materials and on the cost of work. We have a modern laboratory and qualified personnel that conducts continuous work with clients in creating, improving and optimizing materials for use in different application areas/projects.

Anatolevich Waterproofing
The USP of Arena solutions include complex additives in concrete, which allow to make it self-compacting concrete SCC (ARENA BiMix NS / PC, ARENA EcoMix), waterproofing materials (ARENA InMix PN, ARENA PolyElast PE), allowing to work indoors (if it is a basement) or outside (if it is a container with water), high-strength repair compositions, special concrete compositions (ARENA FastMix Hot30), for use even at low temperatures (up to -25 ° C), with a set of high strength (up to 30 MPa) for 6 hours, protective tinted membrane for restoration and protection of masonry and facades ARENA WallProtect CM.

Please name your most popular products.

There is a significant increase in the volume of construction of buildings and structures made of concrete, every year, therefore, the most popular products are waterproofing concrete additives. Our ARENA BiMix NS / PC, ARENA EcoMix give concrete unique characteristics that increase the period of maintenance-free operation of monolithic and prefabricated, concrete and reinforced concrete structures for decades.

Which of Arena products would be most suitable for India considering the country's various regions and different climate conditions?

Russia, like India, has many regions with different climatic conditions such as the northern region with a continental climate, and regions with a subtropical humid climate. The main line of our materials has been developed for universal use in all climatic conditions. To the client, there is no need to change the material when his construction region changes; he just needs to make small changes in the technology of working with the material.

For example, large differences of daily average temperatures, high air humidity, as well as freezing of wet concrete are the main causes of destruction. Our unique concrete additives ARENA BiMix NS / PC, capable of binding and retaining water in the concrete mix, will protect against premature drying in the arid and hot climate of southern India, and from freezing in the northern regions. During further operation, the self-compacting concrete (SCC), obtained by using additives, will on the 7th day, gain strength, have high water resistance, air resistance and frost resistance, without allowing climatic factors to destroy it.

Are the products customized as per the project requirement?

We are not selling waterproofing materials and products - we are selling solutions, as different projects need different solutions. Our engineers visit client sites to check and suggest remedies and provide customized solutions.

In fact, we customize products not only for use in different countries, we customize them for use by each and every client as per the application requirements. We focus on individual solutions and provide technical and economic efficiency; therefore, our materials can be adapted economically, structurally and geographically for the Indian market.

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What kind of technical support would your company give to applicators in India?
  • Consultations and technical support at any stage of using our products as well as products of any other brands
  • Supervision of objects (additional service will include the presence of a technical specialist of the factory during the use of materials, and an additional guarantee on the work performed)
  • Assistance from factory technicians at the design stage (solutions, ready-made units, new materials)
  • Assistance in solving non-trivial tasks, developing materials according to customer requirements.
What are your short-and long-term plans for India?

In India, the waterproofing factory Arena has an official partner, AUM IMPEX (P) LTD. The introduction and distribution of materials of our waterproofing materials in India will be carried out with the help and direct participation of specialists of the partner company.

In the near future, it is planned to organize the release of our products at the operating plants of Dry Construction Mixtures in India, and negotiations are already underway on this.

In the future, it is planned to build a factory 'Arena Force India', with the participation of our partners.

Please tell us in brief about your production facilities.

Our factory in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia has a production capacity of 7,000 tons per month. And also, in the remote regions of Russia, we manufacture products at our company's partner factories. Our research center is constantly developing new, innovative and cost-effective materials for the protection and repair of concrete.