Sustainable and Maintenance-free Corrosion Protection with Abcite
Coating
BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global manufacturer of
liquid and powder coatings, is supplying its Abcite®
thermoplastic powder coating to protect pipes and fittings of Berliner
Wasserbetriebe, Germany’s largest municipal drinking water supply
company.
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Axalta coatings have been specified in first project for Berlin’s drinking water pipes (Photo: Axalta)
Berliner Wasserbetriebe supplies drinking water to Berlin’s 3.5 million
inhabitants via a complex network of nine waterworks, eight pumping
stations and roughly 7,900 km of pipes. Reliable water transport and
safety are key issues for drinking water companies, as it is vital for
the water to remain safe when it comes out of the tap. The reliable,
lasting corrosion protection Abcite provides made it the ideal choice
for the new pipes and fittings at the Mariendorf pumping station to the
south of Berlin.
“As we know, burst water pipes and leaks can have a tremendous financial
implication for the water company and for the community as a whole,”
noted Michael Cash, Axalta’s Senior Vice President and President of
Industrial Coatings. “Abcite, part of Axalta’s extensive global
industrial coatings portfolio, can help to prevent corrosion damage and
to ensure reliable water transportation. Its use by Berliner
Wasserbetriebe showcases Axalta’s ability to provide sustainable,
high-performance solutions when there’s much at stake.”
Tasked with applying Abcite to the pipes and fittings for the Berliner
Wasserbetriebe project was Berlin-based Trapp Infra, who specializes in
the production of steel parts for pipelines.
“Convincing a customer like the Berliner Wasserbetriebe is not an easy
task, but the many advantages of Abcite – its performance, its
certification, as well as its many worldwide references – made it an
obvious choice. I am sure this is just the first chapter of a long
success story for Abcite in Germany,” said Peter Wurl, Trapp Infra’s
Managing Director.
In use for over 20 years, Abcite has been controlled, tested and
certified to the most stringent standards for contact with drinking
water, not only in Germany, but also in Belgium, France, the UK and in
North America, Australia and New Zealand. Its unique thermoplastic
technology creates an impermeable barrier, offers durable adhesion to
steel, excellent chemical resistance and minimizes bacterial growth as
well as friction loss. Abcite provides outstanding impact resistance,
which helps to prevent handling damage, and can be used to coat both the
interior and exterior of pipes in one single coating step. Abcite is
robust and simple to apply, as it does not require a primer.
For more information on Axalta’s powder coatings, please visit www.powder.axaltacs.com.
About Axalta Coating Systems – Celebrating 150 Years in the Coatings
Industry
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable
solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish
applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings
are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the
materials we coat to last longer. With 150 years of experience in the
coatings industry, the 12,800 people of Axalta continue to find ways to
better serve our more than 100,000 customers in 130 countries every day
with the finest coatings, application systems and technology. For more
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