OPC 43 Grade Cement
OPC 43 grade cement, 50 kg bag
Stacked cement sacks in the depot

The dependable all-rounder

OPC 43 Grade Cement

$10.50Bulk delivery available

A steady, workable Portland cement for everyday concrete, masonry and plaster.

310 L water saved / tonne58 kg CO₂ avoided / tonne

Dry-process kiln with waste-heat recovery.

Pack size
Shade · Grey
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The product

OPC 43 gains strength a little more gently than our 53 grade, which keeps heat and surface cracking down. Builders choose it for house slabs, footings, brickwork and plaster.

It is milled from the same clinker as our structural cement and tested batch by batch.

Technical data

Portland clinker and gypsum.

Grade
43
Standard
ASTM C150 Type I
3-day strength
23 MPa
28-day strength
43 MPa
Fineness
280 m²/kg
Pack
50 kg or 25 kg
Specs & handling

OPC · ASTM C150 Type I · Bastion Ridge plant Read the full guide

  • Batch certificateSent with every order.
  • Site deliveryUnloaded where you need it.
  • Sealed-bag returnsWithin 14 days of delivery.
Not sure which grade or how many bags? Ask a sales engineer
310 Lof water saved per tonne against a conventional wet-process plant

Specs & handling

A forgiving, steady cement for M20 concrete, brick mortar at 1:5 and plaster at 1:4. Its gentler heat gain reduces surface cracking.

Type
OPC · ASTM C150 Type I
Plant
Bastion Ridge plant
Strength
43 MPa at 28 days
Pack
50 kg bag
Setting time
Initial 150 min · final 260 min

Storage & handling on site

  1. 01Store on pallets, 150 mm off the floor and away from walls.
  2. 02Stack no more than ten bags high.
  3. 03Use the oldest bags first and within 90 days of the pack date.
  4. 04Keep the stack covered with a tarpaulin in humid weather.

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180 L water saved/tDetails
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12% OFF

White cement & putty

Acrylic Wall Putty$16.50$14.50

The smooth base under good paint

  • White cement putty · polymer modified
  • 20 kg bag
160 L water saved/tDetails
Ready-Mix Plaster

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Plaster without the sand heap

  • Cement-sand plaster 1:4
  • 40 kg bag
220 L water saved/tDetails
Block Jointing Mortar

Mortar & plaster

Thin joints, straight walls

  • Thin-bed mortar · polymer modified
  • 40 kg bag
260 L water saved/tDetails
Masonry Cement

Mortar & plaster

Made for the bricklayer's trowel

  • Masonry cement · ASTM C91 Type N
  • 40 kg bag
200 L water saved/tDetails
Non-Shrink Grout GP2

Mortar & plaster

Full contact under every base plate

  • Precision grout · ASTM C1107
  • 25 kg bag
140 L water saved/tDetails

Good to know

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Use OPC 53 for structural concrete such as columns, beams and slabs. OPC 43 suits general concrete, brickwork and plaster. PPC and PSC are best for foundations, mass pours and anything exposed to water or salts.

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