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New Interpon Powder Coatings White Paper New Interpon powder coatings white paper helps businesses explore innovations and solutions in corrosion protection.
W
ith the damaging effects of corrosion estimated to cost more than
Jorrit van Rijn, Global Segment Manager Industrial in AkzoNobel Powder
1.5% of a country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), businesses are
Coatings, says corrosion protection coating jobs can be complex
increasingly aware of the critical need to protect the products, buildings,
tasks and various factors need to be taken into consideration. The
and other structures they create.
substrate and how that substrate is pre-treated are key: “Getting this
But since different metal surfaces present different issues and require
right will determine which powder coating system to use, based on
different approaches to corrosion protection, choosing the right
the environment and conditions to which the surface will be exposed,”
system based on location and application is critical. It not only protects
Jorrit explains. “Choosing the right products to protect metal surfaces
reputations, but it also protects lives.
from the damaging and costly effects of corrosion is essential, but
Against this backdrop, AkzoNobel’s Interpon powder coatings team
so too is understanding the different categorization of corrosion and
has published a new white paper that explores the principal causes
how to meet international standards. Our White Paper helps take
of corrosion and how they can be prevented. It begins by looking at
the guesswork out of choosing the right system to meet your specific
the differences between ferrous and non-ferrous substrates and the
needs.”
different kinds of chemical and mechanical pre-treatments available.
Jorrit says that whether working through Interpon’s approved applicator
It highlights the International Standard against which protective paint
network or being supported by its technical support team direct, they
systems are measured (ISO 12944), and explains how to accurately
help businesses arrive at the right decision: “With the support of our
benchmark competing products, to ensure like-for-like comparisons and
local R&D laboratories, which can provide extensive testing services,
judgments are made. It details the categorization of corrosion (based
and our bespoke System Finder tool, we can guide our customers to the
on C1 being very low risk to C5 very high) and specifically the different
appropriate coating system for the most difficult of tasks.”
systems available within Interpon’s Redox range of powder coatings,
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including its latest innovation, Redox One Coat.
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