PPG Asian Paints launches first waterborne automotive refinish paint

PPG Asian Paints Lanka Ltd. announced the launch in Sri Lanka of ENVIROBAS High Performance (HP) automotive refinish paints – the first eco-friendly waterborne automotive paintsintroduced in Sri Lanka for useby the refinishing industry. Prestige Automobiles (Pvt) Ltd. is the first PPG Asian Paints customer in Sri Lanka to convert to using the waterborne products in its operation.

With low volatile organic compound (VOC) levels that comply with increasingly strict limits in many countries, waterborne coatings now protectand beautify most new vehicles produced around the world.The Envirobase HP line is the leading premium waterborne basecoat refinishing system globally, according to PPG Asian Paints Country Manager Biju Ramachandran Nair, and introducing these paints in Sri Lanka will enable local refinishers to use the latest technologythat isapproved by most of the world’s leading automotive brands.

“Water-based coatings contain less hazardous content than do traditional paint products, providing better air quality for users,and easy and safe storage and disposal,”Nair said.“Along with these benefits, Envirobase HP coatings also offer industry-leading colour-match accuracy and are easy to apply, ensuring consistent colour delivery from mix to mix and across vehicle panels.”

Nair added that the excellent coverage of the Envirobase HP system requirespainters to use less quantity of the product to achieve a high-quality finish. “So along with being a healthier option, thefast throughput with this system offers shops an additional benefit,” Nair said. “Through a close working relationship with our paint supplier, we have upgraded and modified our equipment to use this new water-based paint process,” said Volker Arnkens, director- after sales, Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd. “On-the-job training by dedicated instructors from overseas will help to ensure that the skills of our employees will fulfil our customers’ high requirements. And by introducing water-based paint in the body/paint repair process for the first time in Sri Lanka, we will contribute towards keeping the environment clean and green for future generations.” PPG Asian Paints is a joint venture of PPG Industries, the US-based leading global paint company, and Asian Paints, aleading manufacturer and supplier of coatings in Asia.

Asian Paints is India’s leading paint company and ranked among the top 10decorative coatings companies in the world with a consolidated turnover of $2.3 billion. Asian Paints along with its subsidiaries have operations in 19 countries spanning across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Caribbean and the South Pacific Islands. The group has an has an enviable reputation in the corporate world for professionalism, fast-track growth and building shareholder equity, and it services consumers in over 65 countries through Berger International, SCIB Paints, Asian Paints, Apco Coatings, Taubmans and Kadisco.