Abcite®

Protective

Thermoplastic powder coatings also find significant application in the protective segment, thanks to their exceptional properties and advantages.

Abcite®'s single layer, primer-free, high-strength adhesive thermoplastic powder coatings range provides best in class and highly durable corrosion protection to steel and other metals in the most severe conditions. These coatings are particularly well-suited for:

Water pipes and fittings
Offshore installations

Construction

Thermoplastic powder coatings have various application areas within the construction segment due to their corrosion protection in highly demanding environments. Some specific application areas include:

Facades, cladding & curtain walls
Decorative metalwork
Fencing and gates

General Metal Finishing

Abcite® thermoplastic powder coatings are used to coat decorative metal elements in building projects. Applications include:

Gates
Balustrades
Handrails in staircases
Balconies
Electrical enclosures
Urban furniture
Cable trays

Abcite® 1060 / X60

Abcite® 1060 / X60 is a single layer, primer-free, high-strength adhesive thermoplastic powder coatings range which provides best in class and highly durable corrosion protection to steel and other metals in the most severe conditions. Abcite® 1060 / X60 has excellent edge and corner coverage, is BPA, VOC and halogen free and is compliant with many food contact and potable water contact regulations.

Applications:
Highly corrosive marine, agricultural and industrial environments
Pipes, fittings, filters, flanges, valves and tanks for water and waste liquids
Pumping stations
Distribution systems
Desalination plants
Waste water treatment plants

Abcite® 2060

The flame spray technology is the only system which can apply powders on site and with no need for a coating line. It involves depositing semi molten polymer particles onto a heated surface, a process whereby heat causes the particles to flow and fuse into a complete cohesive polymer coating.

Abcite® 2060 (winner of the R&D100 ans Edison awards) has been specially designed for this coating technology, combining the exceptional anticorrosion and mechanical performance of Abcite® with the simplicity of use & mobility of the flame spray coating technology.

By using Abcite® 2060, you will be able to protect large metal structures on site, in most weather conditions and easily repair unplanned damage without dismantling the structure.

Typical applications for Abcite® 2060 are:

Corrosion protection in highly corrosive marine, agricultural and industrial environments

Pipes, bridges, metal structures, water-proofing, offshore installations

Abcite® 585 EF

Abcite® 585 EF is a single layer, primer-free, halogen-free, high strength adhesive thermoplastic powder coating which provides shattering protection for glass pieces and preserves the original glass appearance. This environmentally friendly (no VOC, halogen free, BPA free) coating has superior adhesion on glass substrate, is puncture and cut resistant and has excellent chemical resistance (pH 1 -12).

Abcite® 585 EF is widely used as a shatterproof coating for:

• glass bottles containing hazardous and expensive chemicals.
• light tubes intended for the food industry or medical facilities
• particularly fragile decorative glass or laboratory glassware

Sustainability Together

As a leading global supplier of liquid, electrocoat and powder coatings to a range of industrial sectors, Axalta's Industrials business is striving to become a force for positive change by driving the sustainability agenda throughout its value chain on its transition to net zero. The campaign, 'Sustainability, Together' seeks to inspire the global industrial paint and coatings sector amid increasingly higher ESG standards and expectations. This will empower others to work collaboratively towards shared goals with greater ímpetus and urgency than ever before.

Anticorrosion

Sustainability, life cycle, cost and materials efficiency: these are the issues our industry must consider today to prepare for the future. 

An everyday challenge faced by our powder coating market is finding a good solution for the corrosion of metal substrates. Corrosion is the electrochemical interaction between a metal and its environment, leading to alteration or degradation of aesthetic quality, functionality and integrity. To protect metal substrates against corrosion, an adequate system must be selected and applied effectively, bearing in mind the environments the system will face during its lifetime.