KCC Launches First Industrial Antiviral Paint That Captures Viruses

Launch of 4 Antiviral Industrial Coatings, Expanding Bio Coating Product Lineup
Applicable to Various Industries Including Smartphones, Home Appliances, and Automobiles

KCC has launched four types of industrial bio coatings.
Photo by KCC

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] Following the launch of the architectural antiviral paint 'Sup-euro Bio' in December last year, KCC has expanded its antiviral paint lineup by releasing 'bio paint' products in specialized industrial paint fields such as powder coatings and PCM (Pre-Coated Metal) coatings.

The newly released industrial bio paints include four types: ▲Koretan Bio ▲Plava Bio ▲Garu Bio ▲Coil Bio. These products have the effect of killing more than 99% of viruses within 6 hours when viruses adhere to the painted surface. By applying a special inorganic antiviral agent, they are harmless to the human body and provide excellent and semi-permanent antiviral effects.

The research team at Jeonbuk National University has completed verification, and the Japanese research institute Q-Tech is also conducting verification. FITI Testing & Research Institute has already verified antibacterial and antifungal performance against five types of bacteria and fungi, including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and black mold.

As indoor and outdoor disinfection has become a key issue due to COVID-19, KCC's industrial bio paints are expected to be applied in various industrial fields. In particular, industrial paints are widely used in everyday items that come into direct contact with hands, as well as various machinery, electronic devices, and structures, so antiviral paint products can maximize disinfection effects.

Koretan Bio is a general industrial paint product used for corrosion prevention and exterior decoration of steel materials in various fields such as automobiles, machinery, daily necessities, toys, and sports goods. By satisfying various required physical properties such as excellent corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance, and heat resistance, and adding antiviral functionality, it is expected to be applied to multi-use facilities and medical facilities requiring hygiene, such as railway vehicles and medical equipment.

Plava Bio is a paint applied to plastic materials. It is used in various IT devices such as smartphones and accessories, tablet PCs, and laptops. It is a paint that can add antiviral functionality to plastic parts closely related to daily life, such as healthcare and beauty devices.

Garu Bio is a powder coating product. While paint is commonly thought of as a liquid coating, powder coating is a method of spraying fine powder particles onto the surface to be painted without solvent and then applying heat to coat the paint. It is used in everyday items such as ATMs, fitness equipment, steel furniture, school equipment, doors, and public facilities.

Coil Bio is a PCM coating product. PCM coating is a coating applied directly to coil-shaped steel sheets before product manufacturing, also called coil coating. Steel sheets coated with PCM coatings are mainly used in household appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines, as well as architectural interior and exterior panels. For building materials, they are mainly used on interior and exterior walls of hospitals, playrooms, screening clinics, including partitions and ceiling materials. Verification of performance durability after construction has also been completed.

A KCC official said, "As serious social issues caused by viruses have recently emerged, interest in products with antiviral and antibacterial functions is increasing," adding, "Since the newly released antiviral bio paint products are industrial paints used in various industrial fields, their applications are expected to expand further."

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