Employees from Jakarta
gathered to donate blood for
“World Blood Donor Day.” The
country’s blood banks need 4. 8
million units of blood bags a year, and
only 2.5 million have been donated so
far this year. To improve this situation,
Henkel Indonesia organized a blood donation event in cooperation with Red
Cross Indonesia. Of the 80 eligible benefactors, 69 percent were first time donors,
who were encouraged and educated on
the topic – an impressive outcome.
Furthermore, the Indonesian team
visited the Mizan Amanah orphanage
to take part in a unique holiday: the end
of fasting for the Muslim holy month of
Ramadan. The team surprised the chil-
dren with a magic show, a special care
package for each child, and then had a
great feast ending the fasting month.
Each care package consisted of a book, a
school bag, and a stationery kit – the kids
were filled with joy after receiving it.
As a company with 40 years of heri-
tage in Indonesia, Henkel is commit-
ted to improve the well-being of the
local communities,” said Nancy Rhee,
operational controller for Adhesive
Technologies in Indonesia.
AkzoNobel & KidsRights
Support Educational
Projects as Part of
International Children’s
Peace Prize
In 2013 the International Children’s Peace
Prize was awarded to the 16-year-old
Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai. She won
the prize for standing up for girls rights to
an education worldwide. The prize is ac-
companied by an award of € 100,000. This
money is provided through AkzoNobel’s
Peace Fund and is for projects that are
closely connected to the Children’s Peace
Prize winner’s area of dedication.
PPG Aerospace Coatings Help Jetstar Celebrate 10th Birthday with Special Livery
Orange can be an unforgiving color, even with aircraft coatings.
But a basecoat-clearcoat system by PPG Industries’ aerospace
business selected by Jetstar for its 10th-anniversary livery gave
the airline reason to celebrate with an Airbus A320 aircraft painted orange, with white and black lettering and a white star, that
should keep its good looks for years to come.
The airline chose DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 basecoat-clearcoat system by PPG Aerospace because the superior color
coverage of the basecoat and high-gloss clear topcoat afforded
attractive aesthetics, faster process time and weight savings for
related reduced fuel costs.
David Hall, Jetstar Australia and New Zealand chief executive officer, said the aircraft’s bright orange livery had been welcomed by customers and team members.
“The aircraft will be a very familiar sight at ports across the
network, and I know our engineering team are delighted with
the result,” Hall said.
According to Rich Wilkinson, sales manager at the PPG Aerospace application support center (ASC) in Tullamarine, Victoria,
Australia, the basecoat-clearcoat system helped overcome the
challenge associated with the orange color.
“Orange is a color that does not normally hide well, so ad-
ditional coats of paint are usually applied to achieve a good fin-
ish, which adds time to the repaint and weight to the aircraft,”
Wilkinson said. “But compared with traditional coatings, DES-
OTHANE HD/CA 9008 basecoats are heavily pigmented and
have great opacity, so much less paint needs to be applied, re-
sulting in a significant weight saving and, therefore, lower fuel
costs for Jetstar. DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 basecoats also dry
in about two hours, which is four times faster than most high-
solids paints, so the aircraft was returned to service a few days
earlier than normal.”
DESOTHANE HD/CA 9000 series basecoats are designed to
provide color in one coat, and one coat of white and one coat of
black were applied to the aircraft. However, Wilkinson advised
application of a second orange coating to achieve the color
saturation Jetstar desired.
DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 clearcoat was applied over the
orange, white and black basecoat colors to give the aircraft a
high-gloss shine. It provides extended service life, improved
buffability and a smoother surface that is easier to clean.
Despite extreme application conditions of 30 C ( 86 F) and 80
percent relative humidity, DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 basecoat-
clearcoat performed well, according to Doug McDougal, Jetstar
maintenance, repair and overhaul manager, South East Asia.
Wilkinson said the PPG Aerospace ASC in Singapore provided
technical support during the repainting, which was done by ST
Aerospace Engineering, a Singapore-based airframe mainte-
nance, repair and overhaul subsidiary of ST Aerospace.
“Painters enjoy using this clearcoat because its application
properties remain consistent, even in hot and humid conditions like those in Singapore, where this aircraft was painted,”
Wilkinson said. “It hangs well so it does not have a tendency
to run or sag easily. And because DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008
clearcoat is resistant to degradation by UV light that causes
colors and gloss levels to fade, Jetstar has an aircraft that will
look fantastic for many more birthdays to come.” The topcoat
was removed for repainting, and the aircraft was treated with
P99 etch primer and reprimed with chromate-free PAC33CF
primer by PPG Aerospace.
