Arkema and France-based reflective thermal protection coatings specialist Cool Roof have signed a contract granting Cool Roof an exclusive licence to use Arkema's Kynar Aquatec PVDF resin.
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Arkema and Cool Roof collaborate to create more durable reflective roofs
A Cool Roof is a roof designed to reflect solar radiation.
Cool Roof thus offers an extremely high-performance solution aimed at building managers in mass distribution and logistics, those most concerned by the benefits of reflective roofs, or cool roofing.
Cool Roof is the European leader in white paint solutions for the roofs and facades of industrial and commercial buildings, which reflect solar radiation and thus make it possible to protect waterproofing membranes while considerably reducing air conditioning costs during periods of extreme heat.
Kynar Aquatec is a solvent-free PVDF resin developed by Arkema for aqueous paint formulations which, when applied as a topcoat, provide lasting protection for the whiteness and reflectivity of paints for up to 20 years. This product is unique on the market thanks to its exceptional properties of resistance to aging and mould. It is based on Arkema’s expertise in Kynar 500 PVDF resins, which have been used for decades around the world to protect metallic coatings on buildings from corrosion and dirt.
This licence will grant Cool Roof the exclusive right to promote and use formulations with Kynar Aquatec resin on its sites in France and main European countries as well as on the Ivory Coast, Senegal, in Morocco and Tunisia.
Ronan Caradec, CEO of Cool Roof, said: "This exclusive partnership allows us to have the best quality cool roofing offer on the market. We have already produced many white roofs protected by a topcoat based on Kynar Aquatec resin and the long-term results have met our customers' expectations.”
