SUSTAINABILITY
SPECIAL ISSUE ON ACE & OFF ROAD VEHICLES
Furthermore, it also reveals how powder coatings support the
waste and enable powder that has been over-sprayed to be re-used.
longer-term performance of the battery by protecting it against
Gustavo Carvalho, Automotive key account and Segment Director at
corrosion and other threats and how they protect the wider electric
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings and author of
ecosystem of the vehicle – its cooling plates and tubes, stator
the White Paper, states: “Global CO2 emission targets and changing
hairpins, bus bars, battery cell and housing – many of which have
consumer behaviours are driving change. Many manufacturers
long-term heat resistance requirements.
are now switching to powder coatings because of the technical
More specifically, the White Paper addresses the evolution of
performance and environmental credentials that a powder coating
Interpon and Resicoat powder coatings from AkzoNobel over the last
delivers. They are also switching because in becoming more
50 years and the benefits they can bring to current and future OEM
sustainable, they are also gaining in performance.”
designs. It details the environmental advantages of products that are free of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), create no hazardous
For further information: automotive.interpon.com
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