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Sherwin-Williams’ FIRETEX FX6002 To Be Applied on the Y-Towers The intumescent coating developed by Sherwin-Williams will offer fire protection to Amsterdam’s tallest buildings.
T
he intumescent coating FIRETEX® FX6002 developed by
exposure, backlog and time delays associated with application on-site.
Sherwin-Williams, winner of the 2021 Queen’s Award for Enterprise:
Through our partnership with Sherwin-Williams, the FX6002 system can
Innovation, has been selected as part of a system that will maximise
be fully applied at the paint shop and moved on site and installed within
fire protection for a major residential and hotel development project in
one day, enabling the construction to move at a quicker pace with fewer
northern Amsterdam. The Y-Towers are two 100m-high towers under
bottlenecks,” stated the General Manager of Maeg Costruzioni SpA Alessio
construction in the Overhoeks district. After completion, expected by
Ortolan, the steel fabricator for the construction works. “As a result, the
2023, they will become the tallest buildings in the Dutch capital. The tallest
quick curing of FX6002 should lead to less damage to the steel when
one will host the Maritim Hotel Amsterdam, that includes 579 rooms, a
moved, as we know beams will be fully cured when lifted on-site.”
Skybar, conference centre and a events space, while the second tower will
“This project demanded the highest specification standards for skyscraper
house almost 300 residential apartments.
buildings. FX6002 is helping fabricators across Europe to offer high-quality
FIRETEX FX6002 results particularly suitable for this project, as it can
passive fire protection, while also reducing bottlenecks and project costs.
be applied off-site and enables operators to transport steelwork in few
We are proud to have been involved to ensure the highest level of fire
hours, rather than days. In addition, it can be applied direct to metal
protection measures are in place where the lives of people and safety of
without the need for a primer or topcoat in some environments while
property are at stake,” commented Valter Volta, Sherwin-Williams Regional
retaining the highest levels of durability: up to 120 minutes of fire
Sales Manager for South East Europe. Sherwin-Williams’ fire protection
protection and long-term corrosion protection.
coatings have been also used in other construction projects in Europe
To increase fire protection, Sherwin-Williams will also provide the epoxy
and Asia, such as The Shard and the Leadenhall Building in London, as
blast primer FIRETEX C69, the methacrylate intumescent coating FIRETEX
well as Azerbaijan’s Flame Towers.
FX6002 and a topcoat of Acrolon™ 7300 polyurethane. “For the Y Towers project, a just-in-time delivery method requires beams
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to be delivered after they are coated off-site. This will help to reduce the
https://pages.s-w.com/FX6002-gb-en.html
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