PRC-DeSoto Announces Qualification of New Coatings and Sealants for Military Aircraft

    PARIS--June 15, 2001--PRC-DeSoto International, a PPG Industries company based in Glendale, Calif., has 22 DeSoto coatings and PRC sealants newly qualified or in final qualification to meet specifications of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, and is the only coatings supplier to qualify low VOC (volatile organic compound), high-solids coatings.
    According to Roald Johannsen, European aerospace marketing director, the materials set new standards for in-flight performance and serviceability, incorporating significant advances in coatings and sealants technology.
    "The four partners in the Eurofighter consortium jointly developed demanding new material specifications for sealants and coatings, taking into account the cured performance, application characteristics and environmental concerns," Johannsen said.
    "PRC-DeSoto has developed a full range of products that include conventional and high-solids, low VOC primer and top coat technologies which offer special reflectance and stealth characteristics; high-temperature sealants, and ancillary products, such as chromate-free jointing compounds and abrasion-resistant coatings," he said.
    "Our high-solids coatings afford the needed performance with low VOC emissions during application, and achieve coverage with less material used," Johannsen noted.
    A team of PRC-DeSoto aerospace coatings and sealants experts is available to discuss color and coatings choices for operators and airframe manufacturers at the PPG Aerospace exhibit at stand H1, hall 2B, during the Paris Air Show June 16 through June 24. PPG also will display aircraft windshields and windows produced by its aircraft transparencies business.
    PRC-DeSoto is a global leader in aerospace coatings and sealants. The world's largest manufacturer of aircraft windshields, windows and canopies, PPG also is a global supplier of glass, coatings, fiber glass and chemicals.

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