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Thermal diffusion coatings protect automotive lock parts: the new Greenkote GmbH coatings plant in Germany delivers improved corrosion protection for automotive parts.

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The automotive industry faces some of the strictest regulations when it comes to meeting environmental and safety standards for materials and parts for manufactured vehicles. Those restrictions became even more challenging for auto makers when the European Commission adopted the ELV (End of Live Vehicles) Directive in 1997. Put in place as a means to make vehicle dismantling and recycling more environmentally friendly, the ELV and other regulatory EU directives force auto makers to search for ways to maintain the highest level of quality for metal finished parts while meeting the growing demands for environmentally safe materials.

As a provider of thermal diffusion coatings services for the automotive and fastener industries, Greenkote GmbH serves European auto manufacturers and their Tier 1 suppliers in meeting the demand for improved environmental and technological advantages. In September 2008, the company opened a new coatings plant near Munich, located in Sauerlach, Germany.

Greenkote is a thermal diffusion coatings process that modifies and improves the basic surface characteristics of metals, and is thus applicable to metal finished parts in many industries including automotive. Because thermal diffusion coatings do not contain any hazardous heavy metals, this "green" technology can help meet the demanding specifications of the automotive industry in the EU market.

Greenkote developed PM-10 and PM-21 coatings for...

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