Sixth R&D 100 award in five years
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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.
