Founded in Atlanta
A single-room workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. A handful of people, one line of concrete admixtures, and a stubborn belief that concrete should last far longer than it usually did.
From a single-room workshop in Atlanta in 1980 to a construction chemicals group on four continents — this is the story of making concrete last.
Everything on this page — every product, country and certification — exists to do a single thing: make concrete last.
It started in a workshop in Atlanta
with one stubborn idea.
In 1980, in a modest workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, a small team set out to solve a problem they kept meeting on site: good concrete failing sooner than it should. There was no grand plan and no factory. Just a conviction that the right chemistry could make a structure stand longer, and the patience to prove it batch by batch.
Four decades later, that conviction has grown into a full construction chemicals group. A single line of admixtures became ten technical categories covering the whole life of a concrete structure — from the moment it is poured to the day, years later, it is repaired and protected. We grew deliberately, added each product because a customer needed it, and never lost the habit we started with: build things that last, and stand behind them.
Keep scrolling — the story travels. Each product line, each country, each certification: one direction.
A single-room workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. A handful of people, one line of concrete admixtures, and a stubborn belief that concrete should last far longer than it usually did.
Concrete repair mortars and surface treatments joined the range as contractors kept asking us to save structures rather than demolish them.
We added grouts, anchoring systems and our first joint-sealing products — the quiet details that decide whether a structure holds.
Waterproofing membranes and protective coatings completed the building envelope, and we earned our first ISO 9001 quality certification.
With demand growing across the continent, KingKrete established a coordinated North American operation spanning the United States and Mexico.
Industrial epoxy, PU and cementitious flooring systems arrived alongside a new manufacturing plant and a dedicated technical laboratory.
ISO 14001 environmental management was adopted across the group, formalising a commitment that had been there since the workshop days.
Our first Middle East operation opened in Qatar, pairing local stock and a regional technical team with the formulations our home market trusted.
The Middle East footprint deepened into Syria, backed by regional warehousing and on-site technical support.
South Asia operations began in Pakistan and India. Tiling and stone systems and structural adhesives completed the ten-category range, and ISO 45001 was adopted group-wide.
Operations extended into Sri Lanka, bringing local specification support to fast-growing infrastructure markets.
We drew the catalogue into a library of engineered systems and launched the digital specifier tools behind this site — and opened our first South American operation in Brazil.
A full technical data sheet was published for every product across all four regions, so specifiers can find performance, application and standards data in one place.
The group consolidated its World Headquarters in Sandy Springs, Georgia — one home for four regions of operations.
Four regions, 8 countries, 550+ products and 50 engineered systems — still run by people who would rather over-engineer than explain a failure.
Ten technical categories spanning the full life of a concrete structure — producing, repairing, protecting, finishing.
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Concrete Producing Systems
Admixtures, fibres and additives that produce durable, high-performance concrete.
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Surface Treatment Systems
Curing compounds, hardeners, sealers and release agents for concrete surfaces.
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Concrete Repair & Strengthening Systems
Repair mortars, bonding primers, injection resins and structural strengthening.
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Grouts & Anchors Systems
Non-shrink cementitious and epoxy grouts for machine bases and anchoring.
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Joint Sealing Systems
Silicone, PU and acrylic sealants, joint fillers and accessories.
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Protection Systems
Protective and anti-carbonation coatings that guard concrete and steel.
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Flooring Systems
Epoxy, polyurethane and cementitious floor coatings and screeds.
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Waterproofing Systems
Liquid membranes, cementitious and crystalline systems that keep water out.
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Tiling & Stone Systems
High-bond tile adhesives, coloured grouts and stone-fixing systems.
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Adhesives & Mortar Systems
Structural adhesives, bonding agents and specialist mortars.
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Locally-established, ISO-certified companies — each carrying the same formulations, tested to the same standards. Drag the globe. Touch a region.
To make every structure we touch last longer than the world expects it to — with chemistry proven on site, not just in a laboratory.
A built environment where nothing is torn down for want of the right chemistry — and where durability and sustainability are the same decision.
By our seventieth year, we want every structure carrying a KingKrete product to outlast the life it was designed for. Vision 2050 is our commitment to lower-carbon chemistry, to manufacturing close to the projects we serve in each of our four regions, and to net-zero operations across the group. We started out trying to make concrete last longer. Now we want it to last longer for a world that can afford it.
Looking for the right product, a technical data sheet, or dealer and distribution opportunities? Our technical team is ready to help.
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