Formula is N° 1 in the world for Artistic and interior design plasters. Formula’s high performance casting plasters are used in artistic and decorative applications, where their working properties play a vital role in achieving the highest standards for design, quality and aesthetics using both traditional and industrial techniques.
Leading product brands
- Molda™:
- Alfamolde™:
- Crystacal™:
High performance plasters
- High purity gypsum for high quality, consistent products
- Fine, fluid plasters, easy to mix and work with
- Precise reproduction of fine detail
- Smooth surface finish
- Product range with working properties adapted to different techniques: hand or machine casting, modelling…
- Low expansion for dimensional accuracy
- High strength plasters for thin section items and shock-resistant items
- Low shrinkage during drying : avoids cracking, breakage
Products conform to industry safety and performance standards:
- C.E. Marking Since 2007, Formula industrial plasters manufactured in Europe and destined for construction applications, are produced, tested and labelled according to the European Construction Directive EN 13279.CE marking on the sacks or delivery documents, indicate that plasters have been produced and tested to meet defined standards for safety and performance in the identified application
- Reaction to fire Moulded plaster elements are considered A1 (not contributing to fire) as long as they contain less than 1% in weight or volume (whichever is higher) of organic material, in accordance with 96/603/CE.
- Plaster does not contribute to the progression of fire, due to the chemically combined water which is released when the product is exposed to temperatures > 40°C.
- Acoustic properties Plaster is used in applications requiring high acoustic performance due to its capacity to absorb air-borne sounds.
- Insulation properties Plaster has low conductivity making it an energy saving, insulating material in construction applications.
- Moisture resistance properties Plaster is relatively stable under “normal” air humidity conditions, and will not be subject to mould or fungus growth.
Total design flexibility:
- Complex shapes, original design features
- Integrated air conditioning, plumbing, electrical services hidden behind plaster elements, which respect the interior design style.
- adapted interior lighting effects, created through plaster’s light reflectance and diffusion properties
- High quality repairs and finishing (facility to cut to introduce electrical sockets, spot lights…)
- high strength, shock-resistant plaster items
- a range of finishes (stone, metal, marble) by adding resins and aggregates in the mix, whilst maintaining the working properties of plaster
- unique, cost effective plaster design elements which may be manufactured off-site and installed relatively easily
Used to produce a wide variety of finished items
- Cornices, ceiling roses,
- Arches,
- Domes
- Embossed decorative panels
- decorative, technical suspended ceilings
- Mouldings, rails, skirtings
- Niches
- Columns and column encasements
- Corbels
- Door and Fire surrounds
- Chimney hoods
- Decorative wall lighting (cornicing up-lighters)
- Stuc (stone or marble)
- Statues, giftware, figurines
- Architectural models
- Plaster giftware, collectables, figurines
- Plaster lamp bases, tea lights
- Reproduction busts and statues
- Cinema, TV and theatre sets and decors
Compatible with a wide range of manual, mechanised and industrial production methods.
- Solid Casting
- Hollow casting
- Mould-making
- Sculpture & Modelling
- Reinforced plaster casting :Fibrous plasterwork, GRG (glass reinforced gypsum), PMGRG (polymer modified GRG)
- Bench casting
- Bench running
- Mechanised Application
- Industrial production
- Stucco
- Fixing, finishing & repair