White paper explores impacts of PVDF, FEVE coatings on energy conservation, corrosion

by Christopher Brinckerhoff | February 12, 2024 6:00 am

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Akzo Nobel Inc., based in Nashville, Tenn., published “The Role of Coil Coatings in Building a Sustainable Environment,” a white paper about PVDF and FEVE coatings and their future use as protective metal coatings.

Amanda Paterline, Americas commercial marketing manager, coil and extrusion coatings at Akzo Nobel, says coatings contribute to circularity of the built environment in two ways. “On the one hand, they insulate buildings against the cold and the heat, and, on the other, they protect metal building components from corrosion for years so that they can be recovered and reused.

“Modern cool chemistry coatings can reduce the temperature of a building’s roof by around 20 C/36 F, which significantly lowers energy consumption, and consequently, Scope 3 downstream emissions.”

There are many ways coating manufacturers can contribute to circularity, Paterline says. “Our focus is reducing the amount of coating used and wasted and striving for a right-first-time approach using accurate dosing units, reusing excess paint, and implementing digital tools which assess and improve production efficiencies.

“The tools support coil coaters with just-in-time delivery to reduce over-ordering, storing and waste, and enable us to move to digital color sampling and matching instead of traditional painted panels, which also reduces waste and emissions.”

Click here to download “The Role of Coil Coatings in Building a Sustainable Environment.”[2]

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