Bio diesel tanks coated for corrosion resistance.

Application
Tank containers for biodiesel.

Requirements
Chemical resistance and corrosion protection for interior walls.

Coating
MagnaCoat^® protects the surfaces from chemically aggressive biodiesel and offers optimum corrosion protection.

Benefits
The containers' serviceable life is markedly increased. Resurfacing, repairs and replacement are not needed as often.

MagnaCoat® surfaces are heavy-duty fluoropolymer coatings which are pinhole free. They can also offer good non-stick properties and some have high electrical and impact resistance, even at elevated temperatures. The coatings provide excellent barrier protection to resist aggressive chemicals and other sources of corrosion.

The MagnaCoat® range of coatings are probably the best corrosion resistant coatings available.
All aluminium, steel and stainless steel materials as well as many other metallic substrates can be coated with the MagnaCoat® method.

FDA compliance: Yes, for some of the coatings 
Coating thickness: 100 µm to 800 µm 
Surface roughness (Ra): down to 1.5 µm 
Temperature range: -40 °C to +260 °C (depending on the coating chosen)

Since our last post the Impreglon Group has bought another European coating applicator.


Effective December 1, 2012 Impreglon Group acquired the pipe coating division of Julius Mieden GmbH in Bottrop, Germany. Before Bilfinger & Berger AG had already acquired the protective coating division for buildings from Mieden. With 'coatings for large pipes' Impreglon closes a gap its range of services and establishes a further location in the Ruhr district of Germany. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
With currently 27 locations in 13 countries on 4 continents Impreglon is one of the worldwide leading companies in the field of surface technology.

Effective October 1st, 2012, Impreglon has acquired 100 % of the surface engineering specialist Hitemco Southwest in Houston, Texas.

After the introduction to the Impreglon group of the Swiss company RUAG Coatings and acquisitions in China and Australia earlier this year, this is Impreglon's 4th new facility in 2012.]
Not only does Hitemco Southwest offer Impreglon a presence in the southwestern United States, the company brings with it new technologies for coating applications in the fields of crude oil, natural gas, offshore and aviation.
Despite a weak global economy, management is confident that the group's revenue will increase to over 100 million Euro next year.
With 25 facilities in 12 countries on four continents around the world, Impreglon is a global leader in surface engineering.

Effective September 2012, RUAG Coatings AG, located in Altdorf, Switzerland, became a 100 % subsidiary of Impreglon SE in Lüneburg, Germany.
RUAG decided to sell off this division, because it is not part of their core business and, in collaboration with the Impreglon group, has a greater chance for a successful future. All of the employees will continue to work for the company. The acquisition was finalized October 4, 2012. The two parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Impreglon is a global leader in the field of surface engineering. The group has 25 facilities in 12 countries across four continents. It employs 880 people and anticipates revenue of 90 million Euro in 2012. The company is traded on the German stock exchange under the stock ticker I3M.

RUAG Coatings supplies surface treatments for the machinery, automotive, bicycle and defense industries to over 250 customers in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The division, with about 100 employees, generates revenue of around CHF 25 million. It will now be named 'Impreglon Coatings.'
With our new subsidiary in Altdorf, the range of surface treatments offered by the Impreglon group will be expanded to include some interesting new special coatings, offering our customers a 'one stop shop' for their coating needs. 'In the future, the plants in Altdorf, Kaufbeuren and Landsberg will work together to increase the group's activities in Switzerland, southern Germany and Austria,' says Henning J. Claassen, chairman of the board of directors of Impreglon SE.

'We are excited to have found Impreglon as a purchaser. The internationally recognized specialist in the coating field can continue to develop RUAG Coatings as part of the Impreglon group and strengthen its market position,' adds Konrad Peter, executive chairman of RUAG Holding AG.

Impreglon Sales Increase 12% in First Half of 2012 to 40.98m Euro.
Recession Delays Launching of Major Projects

After a strong first quarter 2012, the global recession left its mark particularly on Group profits towards the end of the second quarter. While depreciation and start-up expenses for four new facilities completed in late 2011 and three major projects posed significant expenses, projected sales were not achieved due to the weaker global economy. Especially the delayed start-up and the lower production volume - a result of the soft economy - of the three major projects, costing over 10 million EUR, placed a strain on the EBIT results.
Because of the weak economy and seasonal trends, management is not anticipating improvement during the third quarter. However, increasing production in the new projects should not only result in higher organic revenue for the fourth quarter and particularly for 2013, it should also mean greater profit. As far as inorganic aspects go, the weak global economy offers acquisitions of potential interest, continuing the current 'buy & build' strategy. After acquiring a majority share of 'Aixite Surface Technology' in China and recently purchasing the surface engineering company 'Finished Products' in Australia, one or two new acquisitions should still be possible within 2012.

With 23 plants in 12 countries and on four continents around the world, Impreglon is a global leader in surface engineering.

What was presented as one of the future acquisition targets at the Impreglon shareholder meeting last week became reality. Effective July 1, 2012 Impreglon took over 'Finished Products Pty.' of Sydney and renamed it 'Impreglon Australia Pty.'
After Europe, Asia and America Impreglon is now present on 4 continents.
Impreglon Australia already offers its customers a variety of different coating processes and therefore perfectly fits the 'One stop shop' strategy of the Impreglon group. Major branches are mining, medical and automotive. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchasing price.

New extraction system installed.

As a part of our commitment to the environment, we've just had installed a state of the art extraction and filtration system.

Designed to cope with all the metallic and ceramic materials we spray (both current and planned), this new system probably makes us the most environmentally safe coating applicator in the country.