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                                                                    Exhibit 21.1


                 Subsidiaries of Dayton Superior Corporation
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                                               Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Name                                                  or Organization
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Aztec Concrete Accessories, Inc.                        California
Dayton Superior Canada Ltd.                             Ontario
Dayton Superior Specialty
  Chemical Corp.                                        Kansas
Dur-O-Wal, Inc.                                         Delaware
Symons Corporation                                      Delaware
Trevecca Holdings, Inc.                                 Delaware


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