more opportunities for women to engage
in PPG’s development. Since 2006, the
Asian unit has made efforts to strengthen
women’s communications with senior
management and help them leverage their
advantages. The Professional Experience
Sharing session of PPG’s Career Lecture
series for Chinese students is an example
both of how the Women’s Leadership
Council encourages female PPG executives and how the company engages with
the local community.
PPG Partners with Walker
Glass to Debut Bird-Safe
Glass with Low-E Coating
PPG Industries and Walker Glass Co.,
Ltd., have combined proprietary technologies to create AviProtek with
SOLARBAN glass, an advanced architectural glass that unites bird-friendly, acid-etched patterns by Walker TEXTURES
glass with high-performance solar control, low-emissivity (low-e) coatings by
PPG.
Walker Glass with AviProtek patterns
can be manufactured with Solarban 60
or Solarban 70XL glass on the second
(interior) surface of an insulating glass
unit (IGU). AviProtek patterns on the first
(exterior) surface of windows and architectural glass are proven to reduce bird
injury and mortality by providing contrasting patterns that birds can see while
in flight.
AviProtek with Solarban glass gives
architects, designers, specifiers and
building owners the ability to comply
with bird-safe building codes and to
earn LEED certification credits for both
bird-friendly building design and envi-
ronmental performance.
Jotun’s Mesh-free Epoxy
Passive Fire Protection
Coating Receives Praise
from Applicators
Jotachar JF750, the mesh-free Passive Fire
Protection (PFP) for all jet fire scenarios,
an epoxy coating system for structural
steel, has generated significant industry
interest, securing numerous global contracts and praise from applicators, fabrication yards and operators, according to
Jotun.
Launched in 2013, Jotachar JF750
promised to help users reduce cost and
save time while protecting steel structures
against a broad range of hydrocarbon fire
scenarios, including jet fires. Two years
later, a growing amount of data and on-site customer experience has supported
Jotun’s product claims. Jotun’s sales revenues for Jotachar in the first quarter
of 2015 have already surpassed totals
achieved in the whole of 2014.
According to John Warner, Jotun category manager for intumescent coatings,
the absence of any mesh reinforcement
in the Jotachar system means that the
required Jotachar thickness for any fire
scenario can be applied in a single day. By
comparison, six mm is typical for traditional mesh containing products.
“Independent tests show that, for a
typical 6,000 m2 project, Jotachar can
cut material costs by more than 20 per-
cent and application time by 60 per-
cent,” he said. “In addition, Jotachar
removes the risk of installation errors
inherent in mesh containing
systems, while minimising in-
stallation time and cost. This
has the effect of significantly
reducing project complexity and im-
proving profitability for the installer.”
Customer feedback supports these
findings, including endorsements from
major PFP users such as Marine and
Shore Group, a Thai-based special-
ist PFP installer. Managing director,
Malcolm Summers, noted that Jotachar
enabled the company to meet a very
tight schedule on a major offshore PFP
yard project. “The applicators coated a
total area of 1,572 m2 in a week with
one pump and a crew of 20 people,” he
said. “This was a first for us.”
As a safety critical element helping
to save lives while preventing loss of as-
sets in the event of a hydrocarbon fire,
independent testing and Classification
Society Type Approvals are essential for
PFP coatings. In addition to certifica-
tion to all major Classification Societies,
Jotachar JF750 is also approved under
Underwriters Laboratories listing scheme
for up to 240 minutes protection.
The British Coatings
Federation Launches
PaintCare
The British Coatings Federation (BCF)
announced plans to tackle the issue
of leftover decorative paint, much of
which ends up in landfills. The plan
includes implementing PaintCare, an
industry-led project to help create
a circular economy, aiming to make
better use of the estimated 50 million
