New partnership with Alutech in Belarus (E-journal 1/2010)

BASF expands coil coatings business in Eastern Europe.

Coil coatings provide decorative accentuation for everything from interior and exterior façade elements to household appliances and blinds. The coil coating technique, in which metal and aluminum strips are continuously coated and coiled up before further processing, is becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Demand for coil coatings is rising, especially in Eastern Europe.

BASF is thus responding by stepping up its involvement in this area, for example through the recently concluded partnership with the Belarus company Alutech located in Minsk, a manufacturer of roller shutters, garage and sectional doors and window sills. A new coil coating facility has just been started up in Minsk with technical support from BASF. It is the first modern system of its kind operating in Belarus. The facility is primarily designed to coat aluminum for the production of roller shutter slats and boxes, but there are plans to additionally coat steel coils for other applications in future. BASF is the company’s primary supplier of coatings, and the range includes the primer COILTEC^® TOP Universal P CF, the backside coating COILBACK^®, the new topcoat line POLYCERAM^® Plus P and POLY­CERAM^® Plus U FT.

The new POLYCERAM^® topcoats stand out for extraordinary flexibility on textured surfaces. The standard color range comprises white, beige, brown, gray and silver, but there are more to come. Alutech praises the quality of the coatings, but also appreciates the professional support BASF provided when the new facility was started up in October 2009. The Alutech management hopes that the company’s collaboration with BASF Coatings will continue to grow and expand in future.

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