Axalta Abcite® 2060 Won the R&D 100 Award

Date: 26/08/2022
Categories: Corporate
The award won by Axalta

Axalta’s Abcite® 2060 Thermoplastic Flame Spray Powder Coating has been recognised for the excellent corrosion protection.

Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd. has proudly announced its Abcite® 2060 Thermoplastic Flame Spray Powder Coating has won the 2022 R&D 100 Award for providing best-in-class protection against corrosion and driving productivity. In addition, also Imron® Industrial High Performance Urethane Primer was named a finalist.

“We are extremely proud to be recognized by the R&D 100 Awards. This milestone is a testament to the progress and impact of our continuing innovation. Our people across the globe work diligently to create and deliver new, forward-thinking solutions to help our customers maximize operating efficiency and effectiveness, while supporting sustainability commitments,” has declared Robert Roop, the Chief Technology Officer of Axalta.

Both technologies support the company’s 2030 Sustainability Goals and were included in the Mechanical and Materials category. Abcite 2060 powder coating provides exceptional anticorrosion and mechanical performance, as well as in-site repairability and simplicity of use with breakthrough Flame Spray technology. Furthermore, it has no VOC emissions and can be applied directly to the metal with no primer required.

Axalta and the other R&D 100 Award winners will be honoured during a gala-dinner that will take place on November 17th 2022 in Coronado (U.S.A.).