ACICO Plant

Since the beginning of 1994, Aerated Concrete Industries Co. (ACICO) has been producing AAC (autoclaved aerated concrete) ACICO building materials in a new plant in Saudi Arabia which is equipped with the most modern production technology. ACICO International, Germany has more than 50 years of experience in the production and use of building materials. ACICO, Saudi Arabia belongs to them. With more than 45 licensed plants all over the world the company is a leading producer of building materials.
ACICO is a Saudi company producing ACICO building materials of excellent quality for local and foreign markets.

The Saudi Arabia plant produces:

1. non-reinforced building materials (blocks, jumbos) in different sizes.
2. reinforced building materials (wall panels, slabs, lintels and stairs).
3. supplementary products (thinbed mortar, plaster and repair mortar).

The building material is of excellent quality, having:

1. the best thermal insulation of all solid building materials.
2. high acoustical insulation.
3. non-combustible and highluy fire resistant properties.
4. light weight and can be easy handled.
5. economical finishing works (tiles, plaster, electrical work, etc.)

Production

Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) is made by a patented process from the raw materials quartz-sand, cement and lime.
It is a building material of the light-weight concrete category. The raw materials are mixed with water and a trace of aluminium is added and then cast into big moulds.
The reaction between aluminium and lime evolves hydrogen gas which causes an expanding process forming millions of tiny air pores. Only air remains in the pores.
After a few hours the raw blocks are machine-cut with high accuracy to form the various ACICO elements. The elements are then steam-cured in autoclaves.