Coatings World - March 2017

PR-1782 low-density aircraft fuel tank and fuselage sealant by PPG offers as much as a 30 percent weight saving by volume over traditional sealants used for those applications, affording enhanced aircraft fuel economy. It is qualified by Airbus for all of the aircraft manufacturer’s airframes.

The coatings, sealant and associated products for the A350-1000 aircraft are sourced from PPG facilities in Shildon, England, Gonfreville, France, and Mojave, California, U.S.; and from the Bezon, France, plant operated by PPG joint-venture Sealants Europe.

AkzoNobel Launches Latest
Human Cities Project in
Rotterdam

Schoolchildren in the Dutch city
of Rotterdam are to benefit from
AkzoNobel’s latest Human Cities initia-
tive, which was officially launched today
with the support of the city’s chief resil-
ience officer, Arnoud Molenaar. Working
closely with city officials, the company
has identified several projects that will
contribute to the Rotterdam Resilience
Strategy. These include repainting four
primary schools, refurbishing areas of a
popular local park and starting a pilot
project for paint recycling.

Launched in 2014, the Human Cities initiative is focused on improving, energizing and regenerating urban communities across the world and represents everything AkzoNobel does for and with society.

“One of the greatest challenges of
the current pace of urbanization is how
to keep our cities human and more live-
able,” explained Annemieke Kievit,
Director Human Cities of AkzoNobel.
“As a company, we have been active in
the Rotterdam region for many years and
I am proud that we are able to contribute
to making the city a more comfortable
and inspiring place to live and work.”
Added the chief resilience officer:
“To ensure that Rotterdam remains as
resilient as possible, the munici-
pality continues to work closely
with residents, community or-
ganizations and businesses. As
well as bringing major benefits, this also
allows us to anticipate challenges such as
climate change and energy transition.”
“We have been enthusiastic about
this initiative from the moment we heard
about it,” said director of the school, Jos
de Leeuw. “It is exciting to see how we
can help each other to discover what
color can do for the school to create an
inspiring place for the children.”
Due to start in the spring, the paint re-
cycling pilot will be similar to an initiative
which AkzoNobel has already launched in
the UK. It involves collecting used paint

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