Omaha, Nebraska (February 13, 2006) -- The Nox-Crete Products Group, based in Omaha, Nebraska was founded in 1956. The first product the company introduced, and later patented, ultimately became recognized as the world’s first chemically active concrete form release agent. This product named “Nox-Crete Form Coating” revolutionized the formed concrete industry and helped give birth to exposed architectural formed concrete structures.

Our History
It was as a chemist for the Omaha, Nebraska-based United Petroleum Corp. that Carl Linn first realized that concrete contractors were using United’s oil and grease compounds to prevent fresh concrete from bonding to forms. The results were less than satisfactory. The resulting concrete was discolored and unpaintable. The forms were under attack from the harsh environment of fresh concrete and performed poorly after just a few pours. This led him to develop a chemical solution to the problem. Nox-Crete Form Coating form release agent was released to the market in 1956 along with Nox-Crete’s Deactivator maintenance coating. Both were the world’s first chemical solutions to age-old problems experienced by concrete contractors. With Nox-Crete Form Coating, contractors had concrete that looked better and wood forms that lasted longer. With Deactivator, concrete buildup could be safely and easily removed from tools and equipment.

Into The Future
Nox-Crete continues to manufacture the original Nox-Crete Form Coating and Deactivator. But, the innovation didn’t stop there. By ontinually looking at the challenges experienced by concrete contractors, Nox-Crete has developed a full line of construction chemicals that offer solutions to today’s concrete problems. It is our unique solutions, manufactured with quality, distributed worldwide and backed by a technical support staff that knows concrete construction, that has made Nox- Crete one of the most trusted names in the industry. A job worth doing well is worth Nox-Crete.