HD Hyundai Site Solutions Develops Eco-Friendly Paint That Halves Carbon Emissions

Reducing Thermal Energy Usage in the Drying Process

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Cut by 69%

HD Hyundai Site Solutions, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai's construction equipment division, has succeeded in developing a new type of paint that can significantly reduce carbon emissions generated during the coating process.

On July 23, HD Hyundai Site Solutions announced that it had recently developed a low-temperature curing paint that can reduce carbon emissions by approximately 53% during the coating process of construction equipment such as excavators and wheel loaders. This is equivalent to the environmental benefit of planting about 104,000 pine trees annually.

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HD Hyundai Site Solutions achieved this result after over a year of research. Previously, to cure the paint firmly on parts, a high temperature of 80 to 100℃ had to be maintained. However, the newly developed low-temperature curing paint can cure even at a much lower temperature of 50 to 60℃, significantly reducing the thermal energy required for the drying process.

HD Hyundai Site Solutions replaced the resin component in the paint from acrylic polyurethane to a polyaspartic system, which reacts more quickly chemically.

The company is currently testing the new paint on its production lines and is working to introduce it at domestic sites, including the Ulsan Campus, as well as locations in Incheon and Gunsan. Once applied, it is expected to reduce liquefied natural gas (LNG) usage for increasing the drying process temperature by approximately 320,000㎥ and cut annual carbon emissions by 689 tons.

In addition, the new paint emits approximately 69% less volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the drying process compared to previous products, allowing the company to proactively respond to increasingly stringent air quality regulations.

HD Hyundai Site Solutions has also developed a special paint with low VOC emissions, which has already been applied to HD Construction Equipment’s operations in China and to domestic production lines for electrified products. The company is also working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by converting production processes at its domestic and overseas sites to renewable energy sources.

A representative of HD Hyundai Site Solutions stated, "The development of this new paint is the result of research aimed at achieving carbon reduction during the production stage of construction equipment, and its mass application will be an industry first. We will continue to improve energy efficiency in our manufacturing processes and reduce greenhouse gases to achieve our goal of carbon neutrality at all worksites by 2050."

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