Kimistone DEFENDER Kimia - Cleaners and Protectors for Facades

The product Kimistone DEFENDER Kimia is an item from Kimia S.p.A., a leading Italian company since 1979 in the production of materials for Facade Cleaners and Protectors. A neutral, breathable, and reversible water-based sacrificial anti-graffiti protective coating.

Technical features

• Model: Kimistone DEFENDER
• Category: Facade Cleaners and Protectors
• Manufacturer: Kimia S.p.A., Via del Rame 73, 06134 Perugia (PG), Italy
• Made in Italy: 100% Italian production
• Quality standards: ISO 9001, CE marking

Advantages

• Kimia reliability: tested during the 1984 and 1997 earthquakes in Umbria, proven performance in real construction sites
• Technical support: pre/post-sales assistance with Kimia engineering team, training and BIM objects available
• Italian supply chain: Perugia plant, natural raw materials, environmental sustainability

Applications

The product Kimistone DEFENDER Kimia is intended for professional use in the following contexts:

• restoration of historical-monumental buildings: churches, palaces, historic villas, villages, protected cultural heritage
• anti-seismic structural reinforcement (seismic retrofit) of existing masonry and reinforced concrete buildings
• structural consolidation with certified FRCM and FRP composite systems
• recovery of modern buildings: 1960s-1980s condominiums, industrial buildings, infrastructure
• concrete repair: balconies, bridges, tunnels, parking lots, viaducts
• waterproofing: terraces, tanks, potable water tanks, foundations
• dehumidifying plasters for masonry subject to rising damp

Why choose it

Kimia S.p.A. is an Italian company founded in 1979 in Perugia, a leader in the production of products for restoration, structural reinforcement, and building recovery. With over 45 years of experience, Kimia has specialized its range into 12 lines dedicated to historical, modern, and infrastructural construction. The quality of Kimia products has been proven by the architectural heritage damaged by the 1984 earthquake and consolidated with Kimia products, which safely withstood the 1997 Umbria-Marche earthquake. Kimia holds ministerial CVT (Technical Evaluation Certificate) for 5 FRCM composite systems.

All Kimia products comply with European regulations for building materials: EN 998-1 (render mortars), EN 998-2 (masonry mortars), EN 1504 (concrete repair), EN 12190 (compressive strength), EN 1015 (mortar tests). CE marking is mandatory on all structural products. Kimia FRCM systems (Kimisteel INOX 800, Kimisteel GLV 650, Kimitech BS ST 200/400) are certified with CVT no. 207 from the Consiglio Superiore dei Lavori Pubblici (Superior Council of Public Works). They comply with NTC 2018 (Technical Standards for Construction) and the CSLLPP Guidelines for the consolidation of existing structures.

Standards and Compliance

Reference standards: EN 998-1 (internal/external rendering mortars), EN 998-2 (masonry mortars), EN 1504 (concrete protection and repair systems), EN 1015 (mortar test methods), EN 12190 (compressive strength), CVT (Ministerial Technical Evaluation Certificate for FRCM systems), NTC 2018 (Technical Construction Standards), CSLLPP Guidelines, CE marking, ISO 9001 (quality).

Request a quote from AMES Srl for Kimistone DEFENDER Kimia: our sales team will contact you with availability, packaging (bags/buckets/drums), indicative consumption, and detailed technical data sheets.