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04-09-2006

EPA Regulations for Industrial Coatings (PG6/23)

Are you meeting your environmental legislation (PG6/23) requirements for industrial coatings?

 

EPA legislation, Envionmental Protection ActDo you use more than 5 tonnes of solvent per year?

 

If so you will be affected by the Solvent Emissions Directive (SED) PG6/23 2007 Compliance regulation.

 

In order to comply with the new regulations, companies must take either of the following initial actions:

 

1.     Demonstrate, through having Flue Testing undertaken, that the concentration of solvent is below the required limit.

2.     Produce a “Solvent Reduction Plan” which will reduce the solvent usage below the 5 tonnes per annum limit.

 

How can you reduce solvent emissions to meet the PG6/23 2007 Compliance criteria?

 

Trimite is in a very strong position to offer alternative industrial coating technologies to companies with a requirement to reduce their solvent usage due to environmental legislation PG6/23. 

 

How can Trimite help reduce your solvent emissions?

 

1.   Unparalleled technical expertise is available to solve your solvent emission problems on site

2.   Unrivalled range of products to help reduce your solvent levels

·          Aqueous pretreatments

·          Water based

·          High-solids and

·          Solvent recovery processes

·          Powder coatings

 

 

If complying with PG6/23 2007 Compliance is proving a challenge, Trimite can assist with objective advice. Should pressure to comply cause you to change we will be able to make the change over as painless and smooth as possible.

 

What is exempt from the new PG6/23 2007 Compliance legislation?EPA legislation, Envionmental Protection Act

  •  - Paints for Military Equipment
  •  - Paints for Aerospace Components
  •  - Paints for Architectural Items
  •  - Paints for Machinery for industrial use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further advise and assistance please fill in the Environmental Compliance Form for us to help deal with your request.