How do coatings help the environment?

Many initiatives are driven by customer preferences. Functional coatings help reduce the overall environmental footprint not only for the company, but also for consumers using these products. These product lines include:

• Coatings used for communications installations, satellite dishes and radars, which help resist corrosion, abrasion and are self-cleaning in most environments
• Optical fibre coatings, which make telephone and internet technology possible by protecting glass fibres transmitting telecommunications signals
• Powder coating for automobiles reduce the number of process steps and reduces energy consumption
• Special anti-fouling marine coatings helps decrease a ship’s fuel consumption, while protecting the environment from invasive species
• Anti-reflective glass coatings for solar panels are critical for the solar energy market
• Military-specified coatings provide blast protection in buildings like embassies and defense installations
• Conductive thermal control coatings play a vital role in aerospace technology minimizing drag in the air and eliminating debris build-up reduces fuel consumption