Coatings World - April 2017

Axalta’s Nap-Gard
Winds Top 10 China
Powder Coatings
Product Award

Axalta-Huajia Coatings, a joint-venture company of Axalta Coating Systems recently won the “Top 10 China Powder Coating Product” award for its Nap-Gard epoxy powder coatings products, for the innovation behind their durability, anti-corrosion properties and ability to help meet sustainability goals.

The Society of Coatings and Finishing,
an affiliated organization to the Chemical
Industry and Engineering Society of China
(CIESC), organized a committee of in-
dustry professionals to select the winners
based on several criteria, including market
advantage, product and application ben-
efits, and sustainability. In addition, pub-
lic internet votes were also counted in the
award selection. Axalta’s Nap-Gard is rec-
ognized for its innovation qualities such as
its 100% solids formulation and absence
of targeted harmful air contaminants
(HAPs) which combine to address China’s
environmental protection agenda.
“Winning this award comes at an
opportune time as Axalta is celebrating
150 years of innovative development,”
said Xu Xiangming, general manager of
Axalta-Huajia Coatings. “Last year Nap-
Gard celebrated its own 50th anniversary
as well. Nap-Gard is the first in the world
to offer epoxy powder coatings as anti-
corrosion material for gas pipeline con-
struction. Today, Nap-Gard is designed
to provide superior anti-corrosion and
wear-resistant protection to internal and
external pipes for oil and gas, as well as
valves, used under the most taxing envi-
ronmental conditions. We are grateful to
the CIESC and the Society of Coatings
and Finishing for recognizing our years
of innovation.”
Axalta’s Nap-Gard fusion bonded ep-
oxy thermosetting coatings are formulated
to withstand long-term exposure to cor-
rosive elements in the air, ground, water,
sea and soil as well as chemicals. It is also
a tough wear-resistant coating with excel-
lent adhesion and insulating properties
which can effectively prevent construction
and mechanical damage to pipelines laid
underground and subject to soil stresses.

The award was presented during the annual conference of the China Powder Coatings and Finishing Industry organized by the Society of Coatings and Finishing of CIESC. This conference along with the award was introduced in response to the Chinese government’s supply-side structural reform aimed at increasing the supply of high-end and eco-responsible products and services through innovation and entrepreneurship. The reform expects to support the economic growth of China.