Awlgrip, manufacturer of superyacht coatings and member of the Akzo Nobel family of products, has announced the latest revision to its topcoat. The company maintain this represents their continued goal to produce the best products, satisfy customers whilst accommodating current and future stringent regulatory requirements.

During the process and development work to meet these regulations, Awlgrip has endeavoured to not only maintain but also improve production processes and materials in order to be able to continue to offer the finish it is synonymous with and their customers expect.

Ken Hickling, Global Manager of Awlgrip commented, “Awlgrip is committed to continual product development along with staying ahead of forthcoming legislation. As part of this we introduced a revision to the topcoat in 2007 driven by the need to improve the safety profile of the topcoat and as part of our own Product Stewardship Program. We were provided feedback from a few of our customers on this revision which encouraged us to look closer at all aspects of production, formulation, raw materials and quality control leading to us identify close to 50 different ways to make the same familiar product in a more consistent and controlled fashion. During this time we reverted to the original formulation while we undertook these deep and thorough evaluations.”

 “The good news for customers is that Awlgrip is now in a position to take the necessary step to ensure that the topcoat is in compliance with forthcoming legislation changes that will limit use of certain chemicals such as moving away from one solvent and replacing it with another that is acceptable in the more regulated times we find ourselves in. As always this needed to be done without changing the product. Fortunately the replacement solvent, for which we hold sole user registrations, provides the characteristics as the one it replaces ensuring that the Awlgrip topcoat remains the same as before. We are currently previewing this revised product with many customers in advance of its release,” he added.


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