Lead-Paint Buzz Boosts Awareness Of Cost-Effective Encapsulation Option
In the department of silver linings, coatings manufacturers might find that the buzz surrounding litigation over lead-based paint hazards might generate something positive - increased awareness of a cost-effective method of addressing the threat posed by the presence of lead paint in older housing.
So says Cole Stanton of Fiberlock Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of specialty coatings manufacturer California Products Corp. and a major player in the emerging lead-encapsulant market. Stanton, Fiberlock's manager of Technical Sales and Compliance, says his company is seeing a marked increase in interest in encapsulation products, a phenomenon that can be traced to developments in the regulatory realm, in the marketplace and in the courts.