Revista Paint & Pintura - Edição 235

CLIPPING PAINT&PINTURA | Agosto 2018 | 11 Chief among WEG’s latest innovations is W-Poxi Block HPP 402, which provides corrosion protection, surface hardness, chemical strength, and waterproofing, according Ramses Della Libera, head at technical sales at WEG. “As we know that one of the major challenges facing our customers in marine environments is applying surface treatment where oftentimes neither media blasting nor hydroblasting can be used due to environmental restrictions, equipment moving problems, high costs and short applicationwindows, this product we are offe- ring is designed to perform in less efficient surface treatment methods, such as the ST2 grade, for cleaning using manual tools like sandpaper, brushes or scrapers, and the ST3 grade, for cleaning tasks that involve power tools like rotary brushes, impact drivers and sanders - and to do sowith no compromise on anything whatsoever, meaning that it will meet the same performance level as itwould if it had been applied on a surface prepped according to the SA2½ standard (ST2, ST3 and SA2½ are ISO 8501 standards),” Libera explains. With resistance test results in excess of 2,400 hours for salt- -spray test and more than 5,400 hours for H2SO4 dipping, W-Poxi Block HPP 402 is a versatile product that secures corrosion protection in highly aggressive environments, such as a category C5-M under the ISO 12944 standard, with high durability expectancy, according to Libera. RETURN MACHINES NOW TAKING STEEL CANS The Retorna Machine project, consisting of the implementa- tion of the innovative reverse logistics technology for empty packagingmaterials that is the returnmachine, in partnership with Prolata Recycling, with a view to identifying the individu- als disposing of them and extending social benefits to those individuals in return, now also covers steel cans, which are typically used for products like paints, foods and beve- rages, among others, effective as of July 2018, Managed by the company Triciclo and assigned the mis- sion of creating and operating sustainable development solutions, the project works like a rewards program. As the user disposes of their empty containers into one of the project’s returnmachines, they earn points—Triciclo points—that they can then exchange for credits to be offset against their electrical bills fromthe São Paulo state utility company Eletropaulo or for metro card credits, use to buy prepaid cell phone usage time, transfer to the bookstore Saraiva’s rewards program (SaraivaPlus) or otherwise donate to such charities as Arrastão, Casa do Zezinho, and Fundação Fenômenos. Over two years since the roll-out, the Retorna Machine project has collected approximately two and a halfmillion empty containers used for various materials. Prolata Recycling, a program put together by Brazilian- -based steel can manufacturers and coordinated by the non-profit entities Abeaço (short in Portuguese for Bra- zilian Steel Packaging Association) and ABRAFATI (again short for Brazilian Coatings Manufacturers Association) to enforce the country’s National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS, the initials in Portuguese), adds to the efforts undertaken by Triciclo. It was Prolata and Triciclo that dropped the hammer on expanding the range of do- mestic waste that can be disposed of into the return machines, which has significantly increased the amount of material that is collected and will be disposed of appropriately, while providing a reward to consumers who adhere to the initiative (each steel container is worth 10 Triciclo points).