AkzoNobel and Leading Chinese Auto-Maker
Pioneer Powder Body Coatings
AkzoNobel and leading Chinese auto-maker JAC Motors have pi- oneered the first use of VOC-free
powder technology in automotive body
coatings. JAC has been successfully using
AkzoNobel’s Interpon powder technology for coating truck bodies at its site in
Mengcheng, China.
The two companies discussed the technology at an industry forum in Shanghai,
organized by the Coating Division of the
China Surface Engineering Association.
Other participants of the forum include
GM Auto, leading auto-makers Sinotruk,
Geely and Yogomo.
“AkzoNobel is supporting sustainabil-
ity in the automotive industry with in-
novative solutions like these,” said Eddie
Wang, business director of AkzoNobel’s
Powder Coatings business in North Asia.
“The application of high-performance
powder coating solutions in body coating
represents a major technological break-
through in this sector, bringing the ben-
efits of minimizing resource wastage and
environmental pollution.”
Chinese auto-makers have been seek-
ing ways to meet new coatings standards
that were promulgated in 2006. Though
powder coatings are listed as a recom-
mended solution for cleaner manufactur-
ing, this is the first example of their use
in volume manufacture. The production
line at Mengcheng has been operating
successfully using AkzoNobel’s Interpon
A powder coatings for JAC’s SLX truck.
Wenping Xing, technical director
of JAC Motors, said: “Environmental
friendliness are top priorities as we pur-
sue production technology excellence.
Powder coatings have the advantages of
high utility rate and zero wastage, mak-
ing them a sustainable solution of choice
for body coating. Our first power coat-
ing line for truck combined the proven
technologies of AkzoNobel and the state-
of-the-art manufacturing equipment. It
helps us with good quality control and
delivering our promise on environmental
protection. We are now planning on the
second power coating line.”
Wailing Wu, secretary general, Coating
Division of China Surface Engineering
Association, called for all industry related
companies to take actions to put cleaner
manufacturing into practice. “We should
strive to enable manufacturing process
and equipment that produce high efficiency with less emission. These efforts
will ensure the long-term sustainable development of the industry.”
PPG Begins Using Chloride-Based TiO2 from Henan
Billions
PPG Industries has announced it has
begun using chloride-grade titanium di-
oxide (TiO2) produced in commercial
quantities by Henan Billions Chemicals
Co., Ltd., including PPG’s licensed chlo-
ride-based technology. PPG is using the
TiO2 to produce standard grades of its
coatings products. The 366,000-square-
meter plant that produced the chloride-
grade TiO2 is located in the Henan
Province of China and currently has ca-
pacity to produce 100,000 metric tons of
chloride-grade TiO2 per year with the ca-
pability to expand. Under an agreement
established in 2012, PPG licensed cer-
tain chloride-based technologies for the
manufacture of TiO2 to Henan Billions
for use on a global basis. PPG has sup-
ported the startup of Henan Billions’ new
chloride process plant with quality and
process improvements, analytical testing
support and product evaluations. PPG
also may license its technology to other
TiO2 producers. CW
Index to Companies
This index gives the starting page for a department or feature with a significant reference to a manufacturer of paint, coatings, adhesives and sealants
Subsidiaries are indexed under their own names.
AkzoNobel.............................................................................................8, 10, 32
Axalta Coating Systems................................................................................... 10
BASF ......................................................................................................... 10, 58
Benjamin Moore ............................................................................................. 32
Dunn-Ed wards ................................................................................................ 32
Kelly-Moore.................................................................................................... 10
Liquid Glide ..................................................................................................... 10
PPG........................................................................................................8, 10, 32
Sansin.............................................................................................................. 10
Sherwin-Williams ............................................................................................ 28
Sika ................................................................................................................. 10
