Luvata plans to expand its coil corrosion
protection coatings into Mexico
Luvata, a world leader in metal solution
manufacturing, heat transfer technology
and engineering and design services, announced plans for its coil corrosion protection coatings expansion into Mexico.
ElectroFin E-coat is recognized internationally by HVAC/R equipment manufacturer’s
as the best corrosion protection for fin-tube
and micro-channel heat exchangers in
coastal environments said the company.
Luvata’s HVAC/R coil corrosion protection coatings include both factory-ap-plied ElectroFin E-coat and spray-applied
Insitu, which retain the operating efficiency of units longer while reducing
maintenance, replacement and operating
costs, ultimately extending the length of
service of HVAC&R systems. Luvata is
now bringing both coil coating options
closer to the growing community of
HVAC manufacturers in the Monterrey,
Mexico area.
“With our customer base growing in
Mexico, it’s important that we continue to
grow with them,” said Luvata CEO John
Peter Leesi. “This expansion helps us and
our customers save on energy, freight and
logistic costs, while opening up capacity
for Luvata in the United States.”
Although the exact location of the fa-
cility has not been decided, plans include
a 50,000 to 60,000 square foot building
to serve HVAC/R manufacturers in the
Monterrey area. Targeting to be fully op-
erational by the first quarter of 2013,
Luvata estimates 40 to 50 employees
will be needed for operating the facility
at full capacity.
The new facility in Mexico, joins Luvata’s two other full service coil-coating
centers in Louisville, Kentucky and Jacksonville, Texas in offering the factory applied corrosion solution ElectroFin E-coat
as well as the spray applied coil corrosion
protection Insitu.
Luvata’s spray applied Insitu is also
available through its other locations in
Tampa, Florida and San Leandro and
Temecula, California. ElectroFin E-coat
and Luvata Insitu both come with a five
year warranty and are water-based,
which makes them environmentally appealing as well.
International Paint’s products
pass key tests
International Paint said its principal anticorrosive primers and shop primers have
successfully passed the very demanding
IMO PSPC COT laboratory tests in accordance with the IMO MSC.288 (87)
SOLAS regulations for cargo oil tankers.
These regulations, approved at
MSC87 in May 2010, become effective
for new cargo oil tankers from January
1, 2013 under the International Maritime Organisation’s Performance Standard for Protective Coatings of Cargo
Oil Tanks (IMO PSPC COT). Similar to
the requirements of the IMO PSPC for
sea water ballast tanks, these regulations
are designed to ensure the longevity of
cargo oil tanks and stipulate that applied
coatings must remain in ‘good’ condition
for a minimum of 15 years, as defined by
the International Association of Classification Societies.
For a cargo oil tank coating to comply, all coatings must be tested by Class
Society approved testing facilities and
have a Class Society Type Approval Certificate (TAC). The award of a TAC
means the product has demonstrated the
expected in service performance, the
quality of the supplied material is assured
and the product supply location has met
regulatory requirements.
The successful International Paint
products passing laboratory tests include
products from the Interbond, Intergard,
Interplate and Intershield product ranges.
Approved laboratories carrying out the
testing include COT bv based in the
Netherlands. COT bv was the first laboratory in the world with specific Lloyd’s
Register approval to carry out testing in
accordance with the IMO MSC.288 (87)
regulations for Cargo Oil Tankers.
Benjamin Moore and Orchard
Supply Hardware form
strategic alliance
Benjamin Moore & Co. and Orchard Supply Hardware, a California-based home improvement retailer, have formed a strategic
alliance that will yield distribution of the
129-year-old paint brand through the
chain’s stores statewide. Currently, Orchard
has 87 stores with plans to add another
three this year. Benjamin Moore will be Orchard’s exclusive supplier of architectural
paint. Orchard’s Benjamin Moore product
lineup will include Regal Select, ben, Concepts, Arborcoat Exterior Stain and Imagine by Insl-x, along with selected primers
and applicators. Benjamin Moore’s award-winning low-VOC Aura Paint will be available in select Orchard stores only. Orchard
plans to begin selling Benjamin Moore
paint in selected markets beginning in early
April, with all locations carrying the product offerings by end of summer.
Chinese paint manufacturer
expands North American
operations
Last year Guangdong Yin Fan Chemistry,
one of China’s largest international auto
paint manufacturers, launched its Silver
Sails brand of automotive refinishes in the
United States and now has extended its
reach across the border into Canada.
Collisionrepairmag.com reported that
Yin Fan Chemistry, aka Silver Sails Chem-
istry, made the announcement at the most
recent CanadianCollision Industry Forum
meeting in Toronto. Yin Fan in English
means “Silver Sails.”
The company has been exporting
products under private label to the United
States for over three years and supplies
paints to 30 automotive and truck manu-
facturers, and 400 jobber outlets in China.
Silver Sails was chosen as coatings sup-
plier to Da Changjiang, a large motorcycle
manufacturer in China.
In 2006, Silver Sails established the
Nano Coatings Technology Centre, in
