For multinational steel manufacturers, corrosion can be an occupational hazard. Because steel mills require sufficient raw materials to produce, they are often located near marine terminals — where both raw material and finished products can be easily shipped. That has long been the case for POSCO at its steel plant in Pohang, South Korea, where its processing equipment and infrastructure must be coated to withstand atmospheric corrosion from the high humidity and salty air of the coastal area. Though prior coating applications at the site were successful, POSCO found that it had to reapply coatings every few years based on coastal conditions. As such, this increased their maintenance costs and production downtime.
To get through all of the problems, POSCO decides to use PF100 to spray Eoncoat inorganic material." The benefit from this system is they can safely extend the life span of their steel assets with less maintenance said Sungjun Ahn, general manager at Korean coating contractor Dong-buk E&C, which ultimately earned the assignment". “Without frequently repainting, they can more productively invest in further product and process innovation."
