| In 1968 the term "ICF" (Insulated
Concrete Form) was not in existence. That was the year when a group of engineers were
thinking to design a building system, which would offer simplicity in use, quality,
strength, and be available at an affordable cost. Initially, large panels of polystyrene
were used as raw material with diagonal and vertical holes cut out and filled with
concrete once the panels were set in place - Thus
1968 presumably was the birth of one of the first ICF built homes.
It was a beginning - but the
disadvantages of using polystyrene as the wall surface and base to apply plaster were
obvious. Consequently, new ideas were looked for and found, not only for better materials
but also for enhanced shapes and sizes. At that time BASF, a German based company, was
experimenting with a mixture of polystyrene beads and cement, however, an economic use for
this material could not be found. Eventually this idea was picked up, adapted and a
similar mix was used for new building elements. In 1972 the basic RASTRA® element was
leaving a barn type operation in the mountains of Austria to become part of the first
RASTRA® home.
Years of further development, testing, engineering,
designing, expanding applications, and industrialization of the production process
followed to achieve the state of the art product which is the RASTRA® of today.
Development, research, and practical testing continues today
by an engineering staff with outstanding experience in order to guarantee RASTRA®’s
position as the top building product.
RASTRA FOUND., a holding company located in P.O. Box
154, Vaduz,Liechtenstein, initially founded in Switzerland in 1972 is holder of all intellectual
property rights for the RASTRA® product and worldwide licensing rights.
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Certain activities have been delegated to subsidiaries:
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- RASTRA Corporation
- North American Corp. Office
- 7621 E. Gray Road Suite A1
- Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- USA
- Phone: (877) 935-3545
- Phone: (480) 443-9211
- Fax: (480) 443-9228
- E-mail: Info@rastra.com
- Investor Relations
- Phone: (877) 935-3545 ext. 203
- USA
- E-mail: investor@rastra.com
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- RASTRA Technologies INC
Overseas Relations and Licensing
- 7621 E. Gray Road Suite A1
- Scottsdale, AZ 85260
- USA
- Phone: (877) 935-3545
- Phone: (480) 443-9211
- Fax: (480) 443-9228
- E-mail: Info@rastra.com
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