About
our company
International Materials Industries, LLC is a Louisiana company formed by Joaquin Torres and Robert Allende in early 2001. The company is dedicated to the manufacturing and marketing of construction materials and equipment used in the concrete industry. Although the company is only 10 years old, its management has over 60 years of active experience in the concrete industry.
International Materials Industries, LLC’s main product lines are concrete admixtures, fibers, and coloring.
Its concrete admixture line consists of a complete line of water reducers, retarders and accelerators including curing compounds, release agents, water proofers and sealers. The concrete fiber line consists of several in-house fiber blends and Buckeye’s Ultrafiber500 cellulose fiber which it distributes in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its last line, concrete and masonry coloring, consists of Solomon Colors products which the company distributes in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Far East.
International Materials Industries, LLC’s main manufacturing plant is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. This 40K Sq. Ft. facility occupies a city block whith direct rail access.
Additionally the company owns and operates several satellite plants which are strategically located though out Latin America and the Caribbean. As a result of serving several mega construction projects (mostly hydro-power dams) the company has also developed on-site, mini plants which have enabled it to supply these mega construction projects in a very efficient and cost effective manner. The company now serves its products in approximately twenty countries. Its clients vary in size from small ready mix plant or volumetric mixing truck operators to multi-national concrete companies such as Cemex, Holcim and contractors such as Astaldi.
As the company looks forward to its second decade of operations, it plans to continue providing high quality products and service to its existing customers while expanding its customer base both internationally and within the United States.