Spanish Flying

Spanish aluminium extruder Extrugasa is flying with the use of AkzoNobel Interpon powder coatings to give fabricators the greatest choice of colours and durability for windows, doors, façades and railings.

The company’s facilities in Galicia boast four lines – two vertical and two horizontal.  

The extruder has worked with for forty years AkzoNobel. It also produces aluminium, some powder coasted and some not, for other sectors including industrial and automotive.

 

Futura Collection

Among the many Interpon powder coatings Extrugasa uses are those within the Futura Collection which continues to deliver an array of colours and finishes with high levels of gloss retention and colour stability.

Importantly, the Futura Collection also comes with the backing of a 25-year warranty and Qualicoat Class 2, GSB Master and AAMA 2604 certifications which are increasingly specified by architects to support LEED and BREEAM certified green building projects.

 

Colour expertise

Working with AkzoNobel gives Extrugasa access not only to products but also to AkzoNobel’s technical expertise. “Our customers demand the highest quality,” says Raquel Garcia Quinta, the marketing manager at Extrugasa, “and with Interpon they can choose from the huge range of colours that already exists or we can create colours that are unique to a specific project.”

 

Part of the team

While certain colours such as Interpon Noir 2100 are always popular, creating bespoke hues is much in demand. “AkzoNobel is not just a supplier,” says Manuel Miguéns, Extrugasa's production manager. “We feel like it is actually a part of Extrugasa, always on hand to support us with insight and advice and in working with us to develop the quality powder coatings that our customers want.

“In the region of Galicia in Spain, the competition is strong, which is also why the quality of the product we produce, and the quality and reliability of the Interpon powder coating, is so important. Customers come to us for the quality of our products and stay with us for the quality of our people and the support of our Interpon partners.”

 

Sustainability

Sustainability is also key. Extrugasa has an established, multi-tiered environmental strategy to reduce the energy and water it consumes, as well as increasing the amount of scrap aluminium it can recycle and reuse.

It is also exploring the latest innovations from AkzoNobel, including its low cure powder coatings. 

“We are constantly investing in new equipment and processes to drive further efficiencies,” Garcia Quinta says. “And this includes exploring new Interpon powder coatings with the AkzoNobel team where they can support a more sustainable operation.”

 

AkzoNobel

Sanal Limoncuoğlu, the commercial director south-east Europe, Middle East and Africa at AkzoNobel Powder Coatings says: “Extrugasa's clients include some of the world's most renowned architects, as well as designers, aluminium fabricators and industrial companies from different sectors. After four decades of support, the company is not resting on its reputation. We recognise the value that our close collaboration and working partnership delivers in keeping Extrugasa at the forefront of the aluminium industry.”   

Picture: One of Extrugasa's powder coating lines for its extruded aluminium products.

www.extrugasa.com/en

Article written by John Roper
22nd January 2025

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