Akzo Nobel says “pioneering” wood coating offers waterproofing performance, low VOCs

Citation

(2004), "Akzo Nobel says “pioneering” wood coating offers waterproofing performance, low VOCs", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 33 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2004.12933eab.012

Akzo Nobel says “pioneering” wood coating offers waterproofing performance, low VOCs

Akzo Nobel says “pioneering” wood coating offers waterproofing performance, low VOCs

Keywords: Coatings technology, Environment

Akzo Nobel announced the introduction of a water-based exterior wood coating billed as a “pioneering” advance in coatings technology due to a solids content of approximately 65 per cent and “nearly zero” VOC content. The product, named Tinova VX, is said to offer VOC content “well below the stringent new VOC regulations introduced by the European Union,” the company said.

Akzo Nobel said Tinova VX is based on a small-molecule chemistry that allows the coating to penetrate into wood and improve waterproofing properties. Rudy van der Meer, the member of the Akzo Nobel Board of Management responsible for coatings, said that the project reflects the company’s objective of “providing strong brands that combine excellent performance with compliance to the highest environmental standards”.

The product was developed at the R&D laboratories of Akzo Nobel’s decorative coatings Europe business in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmo, Sweden. Tinova VX recently won the Akzo Nobel Coatings Innovation award, and is currently available only in the Nordic countries, with plans under way to launch the product in several other European markets during the next few years, the company said.