SSAB Prelaq GreenCoat™ now available with High Strength Steel

SSAB has announced that the environmentally friendly pre-painted coating GreenCoat is now available with high strength steel.

SSAB Prelaq GreenCoat is a new type of color coating for steel that is developed from rapeseed oil instead of traditional fossil oil based solvents. The result is an improved coated steel product with longer lasting color as well as a significantly reduced environmental footprint.

Until now, GreenCoat has been reserved for use with Prelaq pre-painted steel from SSAB that is commonly used as roofing, wall coverings, rainwater systems and other building applications.  With GreenCoat available on SSAB High Strength Steel, a wide range of pre-painted applications can now be developed that will help reduce costs through pre-processing and improve performance.
 “By offering GreenCoat on SSAB High Strength Steel, we are opening the door to new and useful applications that can take advantage of both the beneficial properties of high strength steel as well as the coated and environmental aspects of GreenCoat,” explains Magdalena Nillius, Product Manager Prelaq, SSAB.

SSAB has over 40 years of experience developing high strength steel and now offers the widest product portfolio of Advanced High Strength Steel and Wear plate on the market.  High Strength Steel allows manufacturers to utilize thinner steel dimensions, without compromising the structural integrity of an application. This can reduce material costs while leading to better fuel efficiency and increased payloads in end products.

All SSAB High Strength Steel has uniform properties with the tightest tolerances. This ensures the same product quality in every order. Low chemical compositions also make it easy to weld, cut, drill and handle, so workshops require no major adjustments in order to maintain production efficiency.

SSAB will be debuting its new GreenCoat high strength steel offering at the EuroBLECH fair in Hannover, taking place on October 21-25, and will be located at stand D33 and D105 in Hall 17.

For more information please contact:
Marie Elfstrand, Director External Communications, tel +46 8 454 57 34
Anke Meyer, Marketing Manager, Mobile / Celluar +49 172 42 44 309

SSAB is a Nordic and US-based steel company. SSAB offers value added products and services developed in close cooperation with its customers to create a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world. SSAB has employees in over 50 countries. SSAB has production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the US. SSAB is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm and has a secondary listing on the NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki. www.ssab.com.

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