A REVOLUTIONARY
COMPOSITE COATING CREATES
PREVENTATIVE FIRE RESISTANCE
Finnester Coatings has
launched a new coating
product for composite
applications called
HybridRed. Never before has a
composite product combined
fire and outdoor resistance with
decorativeness. The coating
is especially designed for
infrastructure applications, such
as the energy industry, bridges
and facades.
“This is a ground-breaking solution
for composite applications where
fire-resistance, high mechanical
strength and weatherability are
needed. In addition, the coating’s
decorativeness makes it one
of a kind in the market," says
Ari Hokkanen, ceo at Finnester
Coatings.
HybridRed’s unique technology is
the result of five years of research
and development. The coating can
be applied like a paint, but when
exposed to fire, it forms a ceramic
shield. Ceramification prolongs
the ignition times and slows down
the spread of flame.
“Due to the ceramifying
technology, the coating doesn’t
contain any flame retardants, so
it’s nontoxic and eco-friendly,
unlike most of the other fireresistant
coating products in the
field,” Hokkanen says.
“It protects the composite from
fire, UV, weather conditions and
vandalism. As a decorative solution
it offers a smooth and gloss
finish with a variety of colours.
Ceramifying polymer backbone
is the key for HybridRed’s
revolutionary features.”
Composites in general have many
advantages; they are lightweight,
strong, and require little
maintenance. They are also easy
to process into various shapes in
different colours. However, their
biggest weakness is that they have
zero tolerance against fire and
therefore burn easily.
“Although fire protection can be
added into composites, it means
that the other key properties are
lost. HybridRed coating solves
these problems,” Hokkanen says.
HybridRed has now been launched
in the European market. However,
Finnester Coatings is getting
prepared for the sales worldwide.
“There is a clear demand for fireresistant
composite applications
that are safe, aesthetic and
outdoor resistant," Hokkanen says.
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