Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has announced that they are expanding the Global Core product line, delivering coating system consistency and specification efficiency.

The new Global Core coatings include an inorganic zinc primer, epoxy primer, epoxy intermediate coat and urethane topcoat.

Global Core coatings

These versatile coatings can be used in various combinations and with other products to create multi-layer coating systems for corrosion protection and aesthetics for a wide range of applications in the commercial infrastructure, bridge and highway, energy, manufacturing and processing, water and wastewater and other markets.

Each product is easy to apply while meeting the requirements of local, regional and global customers who expect consistency no matter the location.

These universal products offer asset owners, engineers, specifiers and applicators peace of mind in ensuring compatibility, colour matching and performance on projects spanning multiple regions.

The four additions to the Sherwin-Williams Global Core product line each meet the strict requirements of the ISO 12944:2018 and NORSOK M501 standards.

These global standards define the minimum performance characteristics of coatings in an array of service environments, including the most severe C5 and higher conditions noted in ISO 12944:2018.

Adhering to these international standards enables the third-party validated coatings to be specified and used around the world, as they will feature the same chemistry, technical data sheet information, coating performance data, standard colours and application characteristics regardless of where they are manufactured or sold.

Senior Global Product Director, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine, Sean Grady’s statement

Sean Grady, Senior Global Product Director, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine shared: “Consistency enables uniformity – which are both key characteristics customers look for in coating systems when operating around the globe.

“For example, a project featuring structural steel may be engineered in one region with the steel fabricated and coated in another region before being shipped elsewhere to be erected.

“Along the way, the initial specifiers, original coating applicators and final touch-up crew must be able to select the same coatings regardless of their location.

“Our Global Core products offer the same formulations and performance characteristics worldwide, allowing us to service projects wherever materials are needed.”

Features of the coating

The new coatings are designed to offer enhanced productivity and greater ease of application. On the productivity front, the coatings all have fast drying times, enabling the prompt application of subsequent coats and rapid handling of assets for delivery to job sites.

This faster job throughput is further enhanced by application ease, including easy sprayability and tolerance, as well as standard mixing ratios, which minimize the potential for errors. The coatings’ broad performance versatility also enables applicators to stock fewer additional products, helping optimize their inventory operations.

The new Sherwin-Williams Global Core high-performance coatings can be written into specifications or maintenance programs throughout the world without concern for formulation quality or consistency, and include the following products:

• Zinc Clad® 2500 – Inorganic Zinc Primer: Faster priming, handling and delivery of new construction assets is possible with Zinc Clad 2500.

• Macropoxy® 4600 – Corrosion Inhibitive Epoxy Primer: Approved for ISO 12944 service environments of up to C5, Macropoxy 4600 offers a cost-effective anti-corrosion primer option for protecting carbon steel.

• Macropoxy® 2600 – Epoxy: In a traditional three-coat system, a high-build intermediate coat is a necessity to build film thickness as a barrier to protect the anti-corrosive layer below.

• Acrolon® 7700 – Urethane Topcoat: A durable finish coat of Acrolon 7700 over a high-performance anti-corrosion system offers both enhanced aesthetics and additional protection for steel assets.

Expansion of Global Core product offering announced by Sherwin-Williams: Summary

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has announced that they are expanding the Global Core product line, with new coatings that are designed to offer enhanced productivity and greater ease of application.