AkzoNobel is celebrating a 50+ year partnership with CNH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural and construction equipment (ACE), and how the super durability, performance, and color consistency of its Interpon Powder coatings are enabling CNH to compete on a world stage.
One of the very first to use powder coatings to protect its combine harvesters, balers, and forage harvesters, CNH made the switch from AkzoNobel’s industrial paints to its Interpon ACE powder coatings 25 years ago. The AkzoNobel team helped CNH in adapting its existing liquid line to accommodate powder, while using the same floor space and oven.
CNH was also among the first to use Interpon’s low cure (Interpon ACE 2010 Low-E) powder coatings which have helped the company to reduce its energy consumption and therefore its carbon emissions.
“We chose AkzoNobel because it has the global capability to develop the powder coatings we needed to adapt to new market demands, and the demands of our own production facility,” says Frank Verhoye, who heads up Paint Central Manufacturing at CNH at its Zedelgem plant in Belgium.
To meet evolving regulatory and environmental requirements, production was transitioned to a new generation of polyester products formulated without TGIC. This move ensured compliance with updated health and safety standards while supporting broader sustainability objectives.
The Interpon team helped in creating colors that accurately and precisely matched those required; CNH brands’ products are used mostly in the summer, so having a powder coating that has a high resistance to UV light was a major advantage. They similarly have good resistance to corrosion caused by high humidity or liquid spills, such as diesel and oil.
Martina Lösgen, Global Segment and Key Account Manager ACE and CV within AkzoNobel Powder Coatings says she is very proud of the long-term partnership with CNH: “We are very much looking forward to working with CNH on developing new product solutions that will help it to further reduce its carbon footprint and increase the long-life of the machinery and the future of its brands.”
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