Axalta Coatings Specified in First Project for Berlin’s Drinking Water Pipes
December 05 2016 - 10:12AM
Business Wire
Sustainable and Maintenance-free Corrosion Protection with
Abcite Coating
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global
manufacturer of liquid and powder coatings, is supplying its
Abcite® thermoplastic powder coating to protect pipes and fittings
of Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Germany’s largest municipal drinking
water supply company.
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Axalta coatings have been specified in
first project for Berlin’s drinking water pipes (Photo: Axalta)
Berliner Wasserbetriebe supplies drinking water to Berlin’s 3.5
million inhabitants via a complex network of nine waterworks, eight
pumping stations and roughly 7,900 km of pipes. Reliable water
transport and safety are key issues for drinking water companies,
as it is vital for the water to remain safe when it comes out of
the tap. The reliable, lasting corrosion protection Abcite provides
made it the ideal choice for the new pipes and fittings at the
Mariendorf pumping station to the south of Berlin.
“As we know, burst water pipes and leaks can have a tremendous
financial implication for the water company and for the community
as a whole,” noted Michael Cash, Axalta’s Senior Vice President and
President of Industrial Coatings. “Abcite, part of Axalta’s
extensive global industrial coatings portfolio, can help to prevent
corrosion damage and to ensure reliable water transportation. Its
use by Berliner Wasserbetriebe showcases Axalta’s ability to
provide sustainable, high-performance solutions when there’s much
at stake.”
Tasked with applying Abcite to the pipes and fittings for the
Berliner Wasserbetriebe project was Berlin-based Trapp Infra, who
specializes in the production of steel parts for pipelines.
“Convincing a customer like the Berliner Wasserbetriebe is not
an easy task, but the many advantages of Abcite – its performance,
its certification, as well as its many worldwide references – made
it an obvious choice. I am sure this is just the first chapter of a
long success story for Abcite in Germany,” said Peter Wurl, Trapp
Infra’s Managing Director.
In use for over 20 years, Abcite has been controlled, tested and
certified to the most stringent standards for contact with drinking
water, not only in Germany, but also in Belgium, France, the UK and
in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Its unique
thermoplastic technology creates an impermeable barrier, offers
durable adhesion to steel, excellent chemical resistance and
minimizes bacterial growth as well as friction loss. Abcite
provides outstanding impact resistance, which helps to prevent
handling damage, and can be used to coat both the interior and
exterior of pipes in one single coating step. Abcite is robust and
simple to apply, as it does not require a primer.
For more information on Axalta’s powder coatings, please visit
www.powder.axaltacs.com.
About Axalta Coating Systems – Celebrating 150 Years in the
Coatings Industry
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings
and providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and
sustainable solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles
and refinish applications to electric motors, buildings and
pipelines, our coatings are designed to prevent corrosion, increase
productivity and enable the materials we coat to last longer. With
150 years of experience in the coatings industry, the 12,800 people
of Axalta continue to find ways to better serve our more than
100,000 customers in 130 countries every day with the finest
coatings, application systems and technology. For more information
visit axaltacoatingsystems.com and follow us @Axalta on Twitter and
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