Keywords
Citation
(2001), "Sixth R&D 100 award in five years", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 30 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2001.12930bab.009
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
Sixth R&D 100 award in five years
Industry news
Sixth R&D 100 award in five years
Keywords: PPG Industries, Awards, Coatings, Environmentally friendly
PPG Industries reports that it received its sixth R&D 100 Award in five years when its Enviro-Prime 2000 lead-free anti-corrosion electrodeposition coatings for automobiles was honoured recently as one of last year's 100 most significant technology breakthroughs in new products and processes, as determined by R&D Magazine.
To protect car bodies from corrosion, automakers typically apply coatings containing lead. In PPG's opinion previous non-lead products have failed to match leaded coatings in their ability to prevent rust. "Enviro-Prime 2000 coatings are the world's most environmentally friendly anti-corrosion coatings as well as the world's first lead-free products to outperform leaded coatings in preventing rust," said Richard Zahren, PPG vice president of automotive coatings.