Efficiency innovations
By developing low-cure powder coatings solutions, Jotun can offer customers alternatives
to solvent-based paints, helping them to minimise waste and comply with increasingly strict
environmental regulations.
Growing concerns about climate change have encouraged
more customers to seek opportunities to convert from
solvent-based liquid paints to powder coatings. And with
the development of a new generation of powder coatings
that cure at lower temperatures, customers have more
opportunities than ever to use powder coatings to protect and
beautify heat-sensitive non-metal substrates.
OFFERING SOLVENT-FREE ALTERNATIVES
For example, Jotun Powder Coatings has developed a range
of game-changing powder coatings products for natural
and engineered wood for the Furniture customer group.
These include Ultra Lite, a clear coat solution for natural
wood, Ultra One, a one-layer powder coating solution for
engineered wood, and Primax Excel, a primer solution for
engineered wood that gives an excellent base to apply wet
or powder coatings as a topcoat. In addition to helping
customers improve environmental performance, the use of
powder coatings reduces process time, minimises waste and
offers superior humidity resistance, reducing swelling risk
related to moisture.
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While these solutions have generated significant interest
among globally recognised furniture manufacturers,
there aren’t many applicators who have the expertise or
equipment to apply them properly. In 2021, Jotun partnered
with equipment suppliers to construct a demonstration line
at the company’s facilities in Larvik, Norway. In addition to
helping Jotun to build the necessary technical competence,
the new facility allows Jotun to share results with applicators
and collaborate with furniture manufacturers to develop
new solutions.
A LOW-CURE FUTURE
The development of low-cure powder coatings engineered to
protect and beautify both metal and non-metal substrates will
also enable Jotun to offer coatings solutions to other market
segments. For example, Jotun powder coatings can be used
to protect components found in automobiles, construction
and agricultural equipment, consumer electronics, industrial
appliances and exercise equipment, among many applications.
Development of these low-cure solutions will help Jotun
gain an increasing share of existing markets and encourage
manufacturers in other industries to convert to powder
coatings, which will not only enable them to comply with
environmental regulations but offer superior performance.
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