PPG Coil and Extrusion Coatings Group Launches New Infrared Reflective Coatings

Date: 6 May 2003
Source: Fenestration

Date: 6 May 2003

The Coil and Extrusion Coatings Group of PPG Industries now offers a line of infrared reflective coatings that meet the ENERGY STAR requirements for roof products to reduce the amount of heat absorbed by a structure.

PPG's new Duranar SPF Coatings, being launched at the 2003 AIA National Convention in San Diego, are specially formulated using infrared reflective pigments to increase the reflectivity of medium to dark colors. Architects and designers can now specify PPG's reflective coatings for metal roofs without sacrificing color choices.

"Approximately 98-percent of our existing Duranar coating colors can be formulated with infrared pigments to meet the standards of Duranar SPF coatings," explained Keith Prins, General Manager - Industrial Finishes. "This creates nearly endless color possibilities for cool roof coatings. Architects are no longer limited to light colors when specifying a reflective roof coating."

The Duranar SPF Coatings, as well as many standard Duranar coating colors, meet the ENERGY STAR requirements to qualify as cool roof coatings and contribute to a building's LEED certification for energy efficiency.

"PPG has always supported environmentally friendly building and many of our existing colors already met the ENERGY STAR requirements without using IR pigments. The development of Duranar SPF coatings now allows us to offer reflective coatings in a much broader color range," Prins added.

Duranar SPF coatings help reduce the amount of heat absorbed into a structure, thereby lowering energy consumption and the cost of keeping a building cool. The reflective coatings also help to extend the life of a roof by reducing metal expansion/contraction caused by excessive heat.

As a supporter of energy reduction initiatives and environmentally friendly building, PPG is a member of the National Green Building Council and is applying for ENERGY STAR partner status and registration of Duranar SPF coatings as ENERGY STAR products.

Duranar high-performance coil coatings combine PPG proprietary resin and pigment technologies that are durability proven in more than 30 years of applications under the toughest environmental conditions. DURANAR coil coatings exceed the industry's toughest performance specifications. The coatings are chemically inert and provide resistance against color and gloss fade as well as environmental stress such as acid rain and UV exposure.
600450 PPG Coil and Extrusion Coatings Group Launches New Infrared Reflective Coatings glassonweb.com

See more news about:

Others also read

MORE...

Southwall Technologies Secures New Bank Loan and Equity Financing Agreement Led by Needham & Company
Southwall Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:SWTX), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of thin-film coatings for the electronic display, automotive glass and architectural markets, today announced that on Dec. 18, 2003, it secured an agreement for a new bank loan guarantee and equity financing package of up to $7.5 million from Needham & Company, Inc., its affiliates and Dolphin Asset Management.
Emirates Glass wins major deals
Local quality glass producer Emirates Glass Limited has won contracts to supply 68,000 square metres of its high quality EmiCool glass to five major projects in Dubai.
Micro-Tek Canada, Inc. and Co-Ventures in Glass Containers, Ltd.
Co-Ventures in Glass Containers (CVIGC, Ltd.) of Tampa, Florida, USA and Micro-Tek Canada, Inc. Of Toronto, Canada are excited to announce the beginning of a long term joint venture to combine their extensive experiences and resources to offer the Glass Container Industry globally a best value alternative for all their outsourcing needs in manufacturing, operations and technical assistance agreements, specifically targeted to the smaller manufacturers who have found the larger service companies to be cost and profit prohibitive.The principals of the two companies have found a global need for smaller glass companies who require excellent technical resources to properly compete within the industry without the high costs of employing their own staffs or outsourcing their requirements to the larger service companies whose own operating costs and overhead are substantial.
Autoglass maker dumps dumping charges
China's largest automobile glass maker Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co, Ltd, won its case against the dumping ruling of the US Department of Commerce (DOC).
History of Glass Wine Bottles
When did the wine industry start using glass bottles, and how did they settle on their current size of 750ml? For the answer to these questions, you have to go back in time - back thousands of years to when wine was first cultivated and enjoyed.
Praxair's Specialty Gases Plant Attains New ISO 9000 Standard
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) today announced that its subsidiary Praxair Canada Inc.'s specialty gases plant in Paris, Ontario, Canada, is one of Praxair's first specialty gases plants in North America to complete the upgrade to ISO 9001:2000, the latest ISO 9000 standard for quality.

Add new comment