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benefit from these STEM kits,”
Hicks said.
Beckers Announces
New App to Quantify
Sustainability of Coil
Coatings
Beckers Group has launched a tool to
quantify the sustainability of its coating
products. The Beckers SI app is designed
for architects, designers, building plan-
ners and steel makers: individuals or
companies who are involved in the plan-
ning or construction of a building and
aim to work with green materials without
compromising on the design.
For different applications such as
roofing or façade systems, the Beckers
SI app shows users the collective impact
of the materials used to make the coat-
ing as well as the value certain functions
add to a construction. This enables them
to make an educated decision and can
also be rewarded by green building rating
schemes such as LEED and BREAM.
“At Beckers, we strongly believe in
providing solutions that meet today’s
needs without compromising those of future generations. The Beckers SI app offers an easy way to find more sustainable
coil coating materials and shows clearly
that our coatings can do much more than
decorate,” said Bernd Vogel, chief technology officer of Beckers.
Nicklas Augustsson, Beckers’ Global
Sustainability director added: “With the
Beckers SI app we lead the way towards
a more sustainable building design. We
show which of our coatings are produced
with sustainable raw materials and highlight functions that fully support green
building trends.”
AkzoNobel Confirmed as
Exclusive Coatings Supplier
of Volvo Ocean Race
AkzoNobel has been confirmed as the official Boatyard supplier for the 2017-18
Volvo Ocean Race. All the boats competing in the next edition will be coated with
the company’s International and Awlgrip
range of products.
The competing yachts - including
team AkzoNobel’s brand new Volvo
Ocean 65 – have already been through
an extensive refit process and have been
coated with Awlgrip products, while
the keel on each boat is protected with
International coatings.
AkzoNobel has also developed unique
custom colors for every team in the race,
which will showcase its expertise to a
huge global audience. Once the race
starts in October, the company will supply all the coatings required for repairs
and maintenance at each of the stopovers.
“As the world’s leading supplier of
marine and yacht coatings, we’re delighted to be partnering with the Volvo
Ocean Race as official Boatyard supplier,” said Alberto Slikta, managing firec-tor of AkzoNobel’s Specialty Coatings
business. “The race is the ultimate test
