Akzo Nobel Secures License for Breakthrough Aerospace Primer Technology
Akzo Nobel's Aerospace Coatings business (ANAC), Arnhem, the Netherlands, says it is the first to develop products to contain breakthrough chromate-free technology following the signing of a commercial licensing agreement with the North Dakota State University Research Foundation (NDSU).
Researchers at NDSU have developed new primer technology for coating aluminum aircraft structures, which is based on magnesium rather than chromate (a harmful substance which is highly regulated in the United States and is coming under increasing pressure in Europe). This pioneering corrosion inhibiting technology -- the first to be just as effective as chromate -- will now be incorporated into some of Akzo Nobel's aerospace coatings products.