22-26, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The award recognizes the best innovation or novel solution by a member of
the NATM that positively affects the environment. PPG Commercial Coatings
partnered with the NATM last year to
establish the Green Manufacturing
Award. Companies competing for the
award are judged on case studies in
which they demonstrate improved, environmentally conscious performance in
their operations. Criteria for the award
include being an NATM member in
good standing and documentation of the
green initiative or improvements the
company has made.
PPG Aerospace chromate-free
primer qualified by Boeing
PPG Industries’ aerospace business has
qualified a chromate-free exterior deco-
rative primer with Boeing, enabling air-
lines, subcontractors and third-party
painters to specify a complete “green”
PPG Aerospace coatings system for new
or repainted Boeing aircraft. Desoprime
CF/CA 7502 epoxy primer is the only
chromate-free primer on Boeing’s quali-
fied product list for its BMS 10-72 (Re-
vision Y) Exterior Decorative Paint
specification. PPG Aerospace now offers
a complete green exterior coatings sys-
tem qualified to BMS 10-72 that in-
cludes Desothane HS topcoat and
Desogel EAP- 9 metal pretreatment.
AkzoNobel opens new
laboratory in Felling, UK
AkzoNobel opened a new, dedicated
polymer research laboratory facility in
Felling, UK, continuing to build on its
growth ambitions in research, develop-
ment and innovation. The new facility is
located in Felling, Gateshead, in the
northeast of England, a principal manu-
facturing and research and development
site of AkzoNobel’s powder coatings
business and marine and protective coat-
ings business. The newly-dedicated
building houses a polymer laboratory
devoted to the development of
novel polymers and processing
technologies for AkzoNobel
Powder Coatings’ Interpon and
Resicoat brands, as well as a powder ap-
plication line and two of the company’s
Expert Capability Groups (ECGs). Ak-
zoNobel’s ECGs are internal centers of
excellence in the fields of science and
technology that are of critical impor-
tance to the various businesses through-
out the company. The ECGs work in
close partnership with the business units
on key programs, performing the re-
search and development necessary for
scientific breakthroughs that will drive
product innovation. AkzoNobel employs
nearly 4,000 people in the UK across 14
operational facilities and over 200 retail
outlets. In 2010, the UK businesses
brought in €798 million in revenue. Ak-
zoNobel spent €334 million ( 23 percent
of sales) on RD&I last year; of the 3600
global RD&I employees, 11 percent are
UK-based. CW
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