BRAND-NEW
Gerdau Graphene Presents Anti-Abrasive Graphene-Enhanced Paint for Architectural Use Gerdau Graphene has unveiled a new water-based anti-abrasive graphene-enhanced paint for architectural use. transformational impact on the entire paint industry,” said Alexandre Corrêa, CEO of Gerdau Graphene. “We are proud to have painted our specialty steel plant in São Paulo in March and have since moved to paint all our assets in Brazil in the coming months. In addition, we have commercialized this new paint for key clients and partners in the construction industry to paint industrial, commercial, and residential building floors. We will continue to optimize our © Gerdau S/A
Alexandre Corrêa, CEO of Gerdau Graphene.
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additives to meet the needs of customers and scale commercialization of these paint products globally.”
The development phase erdau Graphene, the nanotechnology
The development phase of this graphene-based
company pioneering advanced graphene-
paint began in December 2021 and is the result
enhanced materials for industrial applications,
of a partnership with Grafftex, a Brazilian paint
has announced that it has developed a water-based
manufacturer, and Polystell, a company focused on
new graphene-enhanced architectural paint.
the R&D of chemical additives.
The new paint is significantly more durable and
Gerdau Graphene created the graphene technology
abrasion resistant than traditional products and finds
used to disperse graphene in a paint additive.
application on concrete, cement, metal and asphalt,
Because graphene comes in a variety of types and
such as sidewalks, cycle paths, garages, stairs, sports
shapes, each of which has unique properties, specific
courts and a wide range of commercial and industrial
research and testing was required to determine the
areas.
best graphene format needed to produce a superior
In March, Gerdau applied the new paint to its factory
quality paint product.
floors, making it the world’s first large-scale use of a
Additionally, graphene additives must be customized
water-based graphene-enhanced architectural paint.
based on the unique formula and ingredients of each
The company is already selling its proprietary graphene
paint manufacturer.
additives as development prototypes to major paint
Gerdau Graphene is also working on anti-corrosion
manufacturers in the Americas.
paint additives, focusing on the reduction of heavy
“This new graphene-based floor paint is extremely
metals and fossil-based ingredients from light and
abrasion-resistant and requires less maintenance
heavy maintenance paints.
and repainting over its lifetime compared with traditional paints. Based on the performance gains of
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