MUMBAI, India, March 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517022193 A) filed by Sika Technology Ag, Baar, Switzerland, on March 12, for 'a novel chromium reducing agent used in a cement.'

Inventor(s) include Wang Sujuan; and Yang Linyue.

The application for the patent was published on March 28, under issue no. 13/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a novel chromium reducing agent used in a cement. In particular present invention provides a chromium reducing agent composition a method for reducing the water soluble hexavalent chromium in a cement with the chromium reducing agent composition and a cementitious composition comprisi...