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AUTOMOTIVE, AEROSPACE & MARINE
AkzoNobel supplies sustainable
coatings for landmark tanker aircraft
A double fi rst has been
landed by AkzoNobel’s
Aerospace Coatings
business after it supplied
products for a new long-
distance tanker aircraft
commissioned by the
French Air Force.
commitment to sustainability,” said Maud
Khelstovsky, AkzoNobel’s Key Account
Manager for Airbus.
“Aerowave 5001 is designed to provide all
the benefits of a solvent-based coating, but
with vastly lower VOC emissions. This allows
aircraft to achieve the surface durability and
chemical resistance upon which they have
come to depend, while improving
sustainability and helping to ensure
regulatory compliance.”
Featuring the company’s Aerowave 5001
water-based coating, not only is it the French
Air Force’s first new generation A330 MRTT
(Multi Role Tanker Transport) aircraft, it’s also
the first aircraft of its size to be finished with
an external water-based topcoat. The new A330 MRTT was built by Airbus
Defence & Space, a global leader in
designing, developing and manufacturing
military aircraft. It’s considered to be the
benchmark for new generation, multi-role
tankers, with 33 currently in operation – and
another 27 on order. needs of their military program. The next
milestone for the AkzoNobel and Airbus
teams is to complete the Airbus qualification
process for Aerowave 5001, planned for all
Airbus military airplane programs in early
2019.
“We’re extremely proud of this substantial
achievement, which is testament to the
proven performance of our coatings and our AkzoNobel has been collaborating with the
Airbus Defence & Space team for nearly
three years, helping to address the specific To learn more about AkzoNobel’s
Aerospace Coatings business, visit
https://aerospace.akzonobel.com/