Low volatile organic compound coatings for corrosion protection of steel structures

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: 7210-PR-384

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2002

End date 31 December 2005

Funded under

• Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Total cost € 756 820,00

EU contribution € 454 092,00

Coordinated by

PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES
Luxembourg

Objective

In 1999 the EU ratified a directive to limit the emission of volatile organic compound due to the use of solvent-borne coatings in painting shops. The project aims at assessing the properties of newly developed environmental-friendly coatings such as water-borne and high solids coatings. The extended use of these new coatings on steel structures requires a better evaluation of their applicability, of their anticorrosion performance on different substrates and of their sensitivity to the surface preparation. The ultimate goal of the project is to defend the position of steel as an ecological solution for engineering structures, while maintaining the same performance standards and still fulfilling stringent environmental requirements.

Programme(s)

• ECSC-STEEL C - Medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration projects, 1996-2002

Topic(s)

• F7 - Surface characteristics

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

PROFILARBED-RECHERCHES

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 66, rue de Luxembourg ; 4221 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE ; Luxembourg
• Total cost: No data

Participants (2)

CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via di Castel Romano 100/102 ; 00128 ROMA EUR
• Total cost: No data

CORUS UK LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 15 Great Marlborough Street ; W1F 7AS LONDON
• Total cost: No data