A speciality from Paramo helped restorers
Restorers have successfully applied asphalt PARABIT H 90/100 produced in the Pardubice refinery to the sculptural decoration of the baroque church Karlskirche in Vienna.
Pardubice, 10.02. 2010 –Restorers have successfully applied asphalt PARABIT H 90/100
produced in the Pardubice refinery to the sculptural decoration of the baroque church Karlskirche
in Vienna.
“Restorers under command of Christian Gurtner have tried to apply various binding agents on the
sculptural decoration of the baroque church. With respect to its use, PARABIT H 90/100 from
Paramo was the best rated product. It is the best evidence that Paramo has its specialities listed
in the product portfolio by no accident,” says Martin Kašpar – Manager of the Department of
Special Products Sales and Purchase.
PARABIT H 90/100 belongs to a group of industrial asphalts used mostly as coating compounds,
for the production of casting insulation materials, etc. In the event of this baroque church
Karlskirche in Vienna, the product was used by restorers as a binding agent, which not only sealed
sculptures, but also holds individual parts of decorations together.
In the largest baroque cathedral north of the Alps, the new asphalt insulation from Paramo has
replaced the original historical technology based on tar. “Insulations were used originally for
insulating joints and fitting upper parts of decorative stone vases made from bioclastic limestone.
From the historical point of view, the tar insulation (or joint filler) has proven its worth rather
then the joint material based on lime mortar (upper parts of vases were originally fitted using two
methods – on a tar substance or on lime mortar). Vases with joints filled by tar substance were
significantly less damaged then vases with lime mortar joints,” states Karol Bayer from the
University of Pardubice.
PARAMO, a.s., a member of the UNIPETROL/PKN ORLEN group, processes crude oil into refinery and
asphalt products and produces lubricating and process oils, including follow-up and auxiliary
products,. The refinery also purchases and processes oil hydrogenates and hydrocrackates. The
intermediate products are used by the refinery to produce base and lubricating oils with very low
sulfur contents. The company employs 700 people.
Contact:
Jana Iovlevová
Spokesperson
PARAMO, a. s.
GSM: +420 736 507 439
E-mail:
iovlevova@paramo.cz as of 9.6.2009
