NEWARK, DE -- DuPont Automotive announced the commercial introduction of its "Super Solids" coatings-application technology, allowing what the company is calling "ultra-low" VOC emissions in the application of clearcoat finishes. The technology is being employed at a DaimlerChrysler assembly plant in Newark, DE, DuPont Automotive said.
DuPont said the technology reduces clearcoat VOC emissions by 25% as a result of an increase in the solids content of the coating to 65% from a conventional industry level of 50%. Edward J. Donnelly, Group vice president of DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies, said the Super Solids technology "represents an entirely new way of formulating coatings products."