Interpon helps bring colour and style to Egypt’s New Administrative Capital

As Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC) comes to life, AkzoNobel is supporting Delemar – the region’s largest supplier of facades and architectural products – with its super and hyperdurable Interpon D architectural powder coatings to enhance and protect contemporary projects constructed in the new city.

Since Delemar began its partnership with Interpon in 2017 it has acquired a reputation not only for the quality of its products, and their finish, but crucially their long-term durability to counter Egypt’s many extremes of temperature, high salinity in the air and frequent sandstorms.

Delemar has access to the full range of Interpon D architectural powder coatings, tested against the leading industry specifications such as Qualicoat Class 2 and Class 3, GSB Master and Premium and AAMA 2604 and 2605. It is these superdurable and hyperdurable properties, along with the specific skills provided by Interpon’s Technical Services team, that are helping Delemar to seize the opportunity that the NAC presents.

AbdulRahman Obaid, in charge of powder coatings at Delemar explains: “Our consultant and engineer customers need a guarantee and the certificate to prove that the powder coatings will protect their buildings over the long term,” he says. “For the superdurable D2000 range, that means up to  25 years, and up to 30 years for the hyperdurable D3000 range. It means not only protecting against corrosion, but also maintaining the integrity and stability of the colour from the damaging effects of harsh sunlight.”

This long-term durability also supports the company’s sustainability agenda, helping to mitigate the need for wasteful touch ups or re-sprays. And being a powder coating, Interpon is free from Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), meaning it is less harmful to the environment, as well as creating little or no waste in application.

Delemar benefits from AkzoNobel’s ability to deliver bonded metallic powder coatings to local customers with the opening in 2022 of a new manufacturing facility in Egypt. With AkzoNobel’s special bonding techniques, it can significantly improve the lustre and finish of its premium special effect metallic powder coatings to deliver a uniform metallic finish with even greater colour consistency and performance.

“This has helped transform the products we create for our customers,” Obaid says, “and having a partner with a global capability that is able to deliver locally is very important to us.”

Delemar works closely with Interpon’s Research and Development (R&D) and Technical Services Teams in determining the right specification and product for a particular application and making the most out of its horizontal and vertical coating lines: “I have known and worked with Interpon for many years and AkzoNobel has the best products, great people and excellent R&D that gives me confidence we will be working with them well into the future,” he concludes.

Remco Maassen van den Brink, Marketing Director, AkzoNobel Powder Coatings adds: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Delemar on what is an incredibly exciting opportunity for the business, helping to reinforce its position as an industry leader in sustainability, and protecting both its products and reputation for generations to come. ”