Citation
(2009), "AkzoNobel qualified by Chinese aircraft manufacterer", Pigment & Resin Technology, Vol. 38 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/prt.2009.12938dab.031
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
AkzoNobel qualified by Chinese aircraft manufacterer
Article Type: Industry news From: Pigment & Resin Technology, Volume 38, Issue 4
China’s largest aircraft manufacturer, Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC), has qualified two new products from AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings. The Eclipse range of polyurethane topcoats, along with 10P20-44 epoxy primer, have met the standards of XAC’s new XMS 1622 and XMS 1623 specifications. XAC manufacture a range of different civilian and military aircraft, including the twin turbo prop Modern Ark 60 (MA60). The company also produces components for both Boeing and Airbus. Working in close partnership with XAC and their coatings distributor in China, Argosy International, AkzoNobel has supplied Eclipse for many liveries on XAC aircraft now operating in the Asia Pacific region.