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(Arkema) -- Launched in 2005 by Union
des Industries Chimiques (UIC – French Chemical Industries Association) and
Federation Francaise des sciences pour la Chimie (FFC – French Federation for
Chemical Sciences) under the aegis of the French Ministry for Industry, the
Pierre Potier prize rewards companies that bring out innovations in the field of
sustainable development. This year, Arkema has won top prize with Kynar Aquatec,
a resin available for the first time as an aqueous formulation for the
manufacture of roofs that reflect sunlight, therefore help reduce
air-conditioning costs and achieve major energy savings.
The objective of the research teams was to develop a technology to
apply coatings by spraying directly onto existing buildings. The Kynar
Aquatec innovation consists in developing a latex paint as an aqueous
emulsion, capable of forming a film at ambient temperature through a new process
combining polymerization and acrylic polymerization. This innovation
features the ease of application of a solvent-free aqueous paint, combined with
the outstanding durability and reflectivity of Kynar coatings. Being able
to apply a paint like a traditional acrylic paint (i.e. without any heat
treatment) therefore helps extend the use of the Kynar coating to the
construction or renovation of all types of buildings, whatever the shape and
nature of roof and siding: metal, cement, asphalt sheeting or even wood.
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