Alesta SD Powder Coatings Offers Suitable Extreme Weather Resistance
BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global supplier of liquid
and powder coatings, has provided its Alesta® SD or Super
Durable line of powder coatings for the façade of Central Asia’s largest
airport, the new Ashgabat International Airport. Alesta SD has been
specifically developed to provide better color and gloss stability,
making it ideal for commercial building projects such as this, in
addition to high-end residential projects.
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Axalta's Alesta SD powder coatings protect the façade of Central Asia’s largest airport, the new Ashgabat International Airport. (Photo: Axalta)
Ashgabat International Airport, one of Turkmenistan’s most prestigious
infrastructure projects, required a façade coating that would be
extremely resistant to weather degradation and that would provide
lasting gloss and color retention.
Willi Müsgen, Managing Director of Köln-Color, the company in Cologne,
Germany, who handled the coating of the airport’s striking 32,000m2
falcon-shaped façade, explains: “As the metal fabricator wanted RAL 9016
HFW Matt Traffic White for the huge shape, we chose Axalta’s Alesta SD
Matt RAL 9016 knowing it would meet all the requirements. We work with
Alesta SD powder coatings very frequently, so we know how the product
behaves.”
Köln-Color received sections of the façade between October 2015 and June
2016 from international façade specialist Christian Pohl GmbH, also
based in Cologne, Germany. Once coated in Alesta SD, the panels made of
3mm aluminum were shipped to Ashgabat in sections for assembly.
Olaf Duisberg, Architectural Powder Coatings Key Account Manager for
Axalta in Germany, adds, “We are delighted to have worked with Christian
Pohl and Köln-Color again to realize the architect’s vision for this
stunning project. Our Alesta SD range is designed for buildings that are
exposed to direct sunlight, as it is extremely weather resistant, so it
was an ideal choice for the Ashgabat International Airport, helping to
keep it looking good for years to come.”
Thorsten Evenkamp, Vice President and Head of Sales of Christian Pohl
GmbH, says, “This was a very important project for us. We had to make
sure every aspect of the façade fabrication met the exacting standards
and performed at the highest level. We’ve also worked closely with
Axalta for a number of years, so we were pleased to know our work would
be protected by, and made to look even better with, Alesta SD powder
coating.”
The international airport project, which is valued at an estimated
US$2.3 billion, encompasses 30 buildings on a 350,000m2 site
just outside the capital, Ashgabat. It includes two passenger terminals,
and will be able to serve more than 17 million passengers and handle
more than 200,000 tonnes of cargo a year.
The SD or Super Durable designation is one of three widely-used
durability levels in the powder coatings industry. Alesta AP or
Architectural Polyester powder coatings are suitable for residential or
smaller projects in normal climate conditions. Alesta SD powders provide
better color and gloss stability, ideal for high-end residential and
commercial buildings. And finally, Alesta UD are ultra durable powder
coatings designed for prestigious buildings or for regions with high
levels of UV radiation.
For more information on Axalta’s powder coatings, please visit www.powder.axaltacs.com.
About Axalta Coating Systems
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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 more than 150 years of experience
in the coatings industry, the approximately 12,800 people of Axalta
continue to find ways to serve our more than 100,000 customers in 130
countries better every day with the finest coatings, application systems
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