PPG to develop antimicrobial coatings for laptops

10 October 2007 17:25  [Source: ICIS news]

TORONTO (ICIS news)--PPG Industries and Agion Technologies will jointly develop, manufacture and market antimicrobial coatings for use on laptops, addressing growing consumer concerns about bacteria and microbes on computer surfaces, the companies said on Wednesday.

 

Agion, based in Wakefield, Massachusetts, is a supplier of silver-based antimicrobial solutions.

 

The partnership would allow PPG, a big US paint and coatings maker, to offer coatings containing Agion's antimicrobial technology, the companies said.

 

Many computer surfaces were harbouring microbes, and it was difficult to keep these surfaces sufficiently clean, they added.

 

The companies did not disclose details about expected annual sales or investment costs.

 

A spokesperson at PPG’s headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was not immediately available for comment on Wednesday morning.

By: Stefan Baumgarten
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