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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JUNE
2016
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Complete industrial
COATINGS OFFERING
Construction World
spoke to Mareta le Roux, the
brand manager for Plascon Industrial about their
unique offering to industry.
Mareta le Roux, brand manager for Plascon Industrial.
Provide background to Plascon?
Since its inception in 1889, Plascon has estab-
lished itself as a market leader. The brand is
known for innovation, quality and customer
service. Since 2011, it has been part of the
Kansai Paint Company – a market leader in
Japan and top 10 global player.
The Kansai Paint Company specialises
in industrial and protective coatings that are
based on cutting-edge technologies. Kansai
Plascon focuses on decorative applications
for the consumer and trade markets, as well
as applications for the industrial, PC, and
automotive markets.
What is your B-BEEE rating?
The company has a level 4 B-BEEE rating.
What products/services can you
offer the construction industry?
We offer a full range of products for both
decorative and protective purposes. For
decorative purposes, we offer broad-wall
applications. For industrial applications, we
offer metal coatings, wood coatings, road and
concrete marking coatings and floor coatings.
For any metal surface, we offer high quality
and high performance products.
Colour selection for industrial coatings
happens via three different colour systems:
Inspired colour system (water-based offering),
Alchemy colour system (industrial coatings –
light metal applications) and the Prochroma
system (protective coatings products used in
C1 – C5 environments).
In terms of high performance require-
ments for corrosion protection, guarantees
are offered based on the product specifica-
tion – this depends on customer requirement
and budget. On-site inspections happen prior
to application, which enables us to provide
optimal specifications based on the macro
and micro environment.
During application, work is monitored
throughout by a technical specialist from
Plascon. This includes surface preparation,
how the primers are applied, and ensuring
that the dry film thickness is adequate before
applying the top coat. Upon completion a full
inspection is done, and the customer receives
a report on the completion of the work. This
is in addition to the fact that we deliver the
product to the site, provide product training
and use preferred applicators.
What innovative products are
available for industry?
Kansai Plascon is a market leader in
product innovations for industrial appli-
cation – this includes wood, metal and road
marking coatings.
The
Aquanova system (primer and
topcoat
)is a premium water-based solution
for coating metal. It consists of a water-
based epoxy primer and a two-pack water-
based polyurethane topcoat for use in
extreme environments and achieves ultra-
high performance.
The Aquanova primer contains highly
advanced anti-corrosive technology and
has been rigorously laboratory tested. The
advanced anti-corrosion technology allows
for salt spray resistance up to 1 000 hours.
It also has particularly good corrosion resist-
ance against creep.
The Aquanova topcoat is a durable
two-pack system for interior or exterior
application and is formulated with advanced
polyurethane technology. This water-based
polyurethane technology results in the
product having excellent solvent resistance
and weathering properties.
Aquaduo
is a direct to metal WB coating
that serves as both a primer and topcoat in
one and can be directly applied to prepared
mild and galvanised steel. It can be tinted to
over 1 400 colours and non-toxic pigments
provide anti-corrosion protection that mini-
mises rust formation.
A brick and concrete marking paint was
recently introduced into the Road marking
range and is the first in the market to
specialise in solvent based moisture tolerant
marking paint for concrete and interlocking
brick surfaces.
It was specifically developed for this
application and outperforms conventional
road marking paints.
What products do you offer
industry to build in a sustainable
way?
Sustainability is part of our operational ethos
and drives our decisions when it comes to
new products. In the industrial coatings
market, Kansai Plascon boasts market
leading innovation.
Traditionally, industrial coatings were
products that contained large amounts of
solvents and other toxic chemicals that were
harmful to the environment and the applicator.
Kansai Plascon’s water-based technology
coatings offer environmentally aware solutions
and opportunities for a wide range of industrial
applications. With these leading technologies,
we guarantee the quality and performance of
our products while simultaneously reinforcing
our commitment to the environment.
The industrial water-based range consist
of metal coatings (Aquanova system,
Direct-to-Metal Aquaduo – tintable to over
1 400 colours), wood coatings for interior
wood (Plascosafe range for furniture and
floors) and road marking (Aqualine, which is
SABS approved).
Our water-based product range contains
low amounts of VOCs, offers excellent dura-
bility, quick drying time and has low odour.
These are highly innovative, premium prod-
ucts backed by technical expertise
We’re committed to effective manage-
ment of the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental
Management Standard and continued
compliance with all relevant environmental
legislation and codes of practice.