Dec 4 2013
Greenkote PLC has announced a new licensing agreement with Anochrome Technologies Ltd. through which Anochrome will provide Greenkote's advanced anti-corrosion coatings to customers in the UK.
Greenkote® is a patented thermal diffusion process that applies proprietary zinc-based coatings to ferrous metals and alloys. In addition to blocking corrosion, Greenkote also increases wear resistance, eliminates hydrogen embrittlement and improves adhesion to paints and other topcoats. The Greenkote name derives from its eco-friendliness, since the process is completely free of acids, chromium, heavy metals and other hazardous materials and it generates no toxic byproducts.
"Anochrome Technologies has long been a respected coating provider in the UK, and they have significant experience in industries like automotive, where Greenkote plays an important role," said Mark Gore, PhD, Greenkote's CEO, in making the announcement. "We are very proud that Anochrome has chosen to add Greenkote to its portfolio of coatings for the UK market."
"Greenkote is a natural complement to our current line-up of corrosion-protection coatings," noted Stuart Rolls, Anochrome Group Director. "Since we presently supply electro-plating, mechanical plating and various zinc flake and similar coatings, Greenkote now extends our offering to higher-end requirements, enabling increased corrosion protection in more challenging applications, especially when combined with our other topcoats."
About Greenkote PLC
Headquartered in Brook Park, Ohio (near Cleveland), Greenkote PLC (http://greenkote.com/ ) has become one of the industry's most innovative coating technology companies with significant patents in the area of corrosion protection. Greenkote provides its advanced, eco-friendly coatings through Greenkote coating centers and licensee-partners strategically located around the globe, in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
About Anochrome Technologies Ltd.
Anochrome Technologies Ltd. (http://www.anochrome.com/company/anochrome-technologies-ltd/) provides a broad spectrum of specialized coatings for parts ranging from small fishing reel gears to large military casings. Their coatings include corrosion protection, solid film lubricants, organics, aluminum conversion, decorative and more. With facilities at Wolverhampton and Bloxwich, they are part of the Anochrome Group, surface coating and finishing specialists predominantly based in the UK and providing world-class surface engineering to many market sectors, from automotive and structural to electronic, aerospace and telecommunications industries.