Chryso, a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, is a French company founded in 1942. It designs, produces, markets and provides chemical solutions that contribute to the creation of sustainable building materials.

Chryso's offer includes cement additives, concrete adjuvants and solutions for constructive systems (chaps, decorative concretes, etc.). Developed to meet the challenges of sustainable construction, its breaking technologies reduce energy consumption, reduce the carbon footprint of cements and concretes, and promote the circular economy. With a very powerful portfolio of innovations, 35% of its products are less than 5 years old.

 

• 3 application laboratories in France
• 4 industrial sites in France : Sermaises (45), Malestroit (56), Saint-Soupplets (77), Landrais (17)
• 280 employees in France

Chryso Solutions

CHRYSO Saint-Gobain offers add-on solutions to cement plants and concrete manufacturers (ready-to-use and pre-manufacturer concrete). CHRYSO enables its innovative solutions to accompany the development of low carbon solutions allowed by the widespread use of industrial co-products.

CHRYSO^®Enviromix: Range of solutions and services to reduce the carbon footprint of concretes by allowing the use of compound cements and the incorporation of mineral additions

CHRYSO^®Quad: Range of solutions and services for the use of local sands and recycled aggregates in concrete. Promotes circular economy by allowing local supply.

CHRYSO^®ICARE: Technology to reduce the carbon footprint of cements by maximizing the use of secondary constituents

CHRYSO^®AMA: Robust and powerful activation technology that delivers high levels of mechanical resistance in compound cement.