MAPEI receives Green Squared cert for Ultralite Mortar

MAPEI has announced that it has received the Tile Council of North America’s Green Squared certification for its first tile and stone installation product – Ultralite Mortar. As a member of TCNA, MAPEI committed itself to this sustainability program from its inception. 

“We are pleased to be the first installation products manufacturer to have a product certified under this rigorous standard,” said Dr. Neil McMurdie, Research & Development Director for MAPEI Americas. 

MAPEI’s Ultralite Mortar is a premium-grade, lightweight, single-component, thin-set mortar for floors and walls that can also be used for medium-bed and non-sag applications. It is a polymer-modified mortar formulated with MAPEI’s Easy Glide Technology (for application) and with BioBlock (for mold and mildew resistance). Ultralite Mortar is produced at six locations in the United States and Canada: Brampton, Ontario; West Chicago, Illinois; Delta, British Columbia; Fredericksburg, Virginia; Laval, Quebec; and San Bernardino, California.