Coatings World - August 2015

and industrial. The Company utilizes a variety of chemistries to offer customized epoxy, solvent-based, and water-based products to meet the most demanding adhesive and sealant applications.

AkzoNobel Helps Rebuild
a Wonder of the Medieval
World

AkzoNobel’s Decorative Paints business
is helping to recreate one of the Seven
Wonders of the Medieval World – the
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing in China.
Built during the Ming Dynasty, the
original pagoda was mostly destroyed
in the 19th century. But a highly antici-
pated construction project is underway
which will revive the cultural icon, with
AkzoNobel making a key contribution
through its color expertise.

Phase one involves constructing the
main Buddhist temple, featuring the
distinctive porcelain pagoda. After be-
ing selected for the prestigious proj-
ect, experts from AkzoNobel carefully
selected a light yellow shade for the up-
coming painting work on the temple’s
porcelain walls. This color reflects the
building’s heritage and symbolizes the
regaining of former glories.

“We are honored to be involved
in the reconstruction of the Porcelain
Tower of Nanjing,” said Ruud Joosten,
AkzoNobel’s Executive Committee mem-
ber responsible for Decorative Paints.
“We are keenly aware of the importance
of preserving cultural heritage, as it’s one
of the main pillars of our Human Cities
initiative. This project is therefore a won-
derful example of how we are striving to
help make cities around the world more
vibrant and liveable.”
Added Lin Liangqi, president of
AkzoNobel China and Managing
Director of Decorative Paints China
and North Asia: “The Porcelain Tower
of Nanjing was regarded as a national
treasure and it remains as culturally
significant now as it was hundreds of
Nearly 20,000 kilograms of
Dulux Pro Stucco – an acrylate,
copolymer-based waterborne
texture paint – has been used
to coat 8,000 square meters of porce-
lain walls. The product offers outstand-
ing weather resistance, adhesion and
color versatility and has also been used
in other high profile cultural restoration
projects, such as WuHan Gemdale, West
River Moon in Xi’an, and Jade City in
XinJiang Province.

The current construction project, known as the Nanjing Porcelain Tower Relics Park, will transform the original site into a cultural attraction for the city.

RPM Acquires UK Leader in
Fire-Stopping Solutions

RPM International Inc. has announced that its tremco illbruck Group has acquired Firetherm Intumescent & Insulation Supplies Ltd., the UK market leader in fire-stopping solutions for the construction industry. Based in Kent, near

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