Bulk Portland limestone cement (CEM II)
Type CEM II/A-LL 42,5N
Portland Limestone Cement is a light grey Portland-limestone cement conforming to BS EN197-1:2000 type CEM II/A-LL 42,5N. It is suitable for use in most general concreting applications.
Available as a dry powder, it is used in a wide variety of applications where severe chemical or thermal attack is not likely to be encountered. Applications include ready-mixed concrete, pre-cast concrete,grouts, screeds, concrete blocks, renders and mortars for block and bricklaying. We can deliver up to 30 tonne lots by air pressure discharge tanker.
Portland limestone cement applications
- Readymix concrete
- General concreting
- Ground Engineering
- Soil stabilisation
Portland limestone cement benefits
- Greater sustainability
- Good surface finish
- Lighter in colour than PFA CEM II cements
- National Availability
What are the benefits of using Tarmac Buxton Cement products?
- Quality-assured products.
- Our long-established works laboratories’ chemists and technicians for continuous research and development .
- Team of dedicated professional engineers for customer consultancy and advice as well as development engineering at Buxton.
- The quarry, lime kilns and cement plant are regulated by the Environment Agency's emissions monitoring programme following ISO 14001.
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Product and technical specification downloads
- Bulk Portland limestone cement (CEM II) brochure (pdf, 688kb)
- Bulk Portland limestone cement (CEM II) technical datasheet (pdf, 105kb)
- Portland/Portland limestone cement safety datasheet (pdf, 120kb)
- BSi Quality Management certificate ISO 9001:2008 (pdf, 334kb)
- BSi Environmental Management certificate ISO 14001:2004 (pdf, 487kb)
Find out more...
- Send us an enquiry with your project requirements
- Email buxton.enquiry@tarmac.co.uk
- Get a Carbon Footprint calculation on this product
email: sustainability@tarmac.co.uk
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Cement brochures
- Bulk Portland limestone cement (CEM II) brochure (pdf, 185kb)
- Bulk Portland limestone cement (CEM II) technical datasheet (pdf, 105kb)
- Portland/Portland limestone cement safety datasheet (pdf, 120kb)
- BSi Quality Management certificate ISO 9001:2008 (pdf, 334kb)
- BSi Environmental Management certificate ISO 14001:2004 (pdf, 487kb)
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