A cooler cure: how Low-PMT coating is helping customers cut energy use

Beckry®Pol L-PMT delivers full cure at 180-190°C rather than the 224-232°C required by conventional systems. Three customers across the Middle East are now in advanced implementation.

The coil coating sector faces a set of converging pressures. Energy costs continue to rise. Environmental regulations are tightening across major markets.Downstream customers are asking increasingly detailed questions about carbon footprint. And line speed constraints often limit how much can be produced from existing infrastructure.

Beckry®Pol L-PMT is a paint system that addresses several of these pressures simultaneously. The L stands for Low Peak Metal Temperature. The system is engineered to fully cure at 180-190°C, compared to the 224-232°C required by conventional coatings. Lower cure temperatures translate directly into lower energy consumption per coated unit, and can allow line speeds to increase, both of which reduce operational costs and carbon intensity.

The system is lead-free and chromate-free. It's available as a full coating system (primer, polyester topcoat, epoxy back coat), compatible with aluminum and hot-dip galvanized steel, and available in almost all RAL shades. Critically for customer adoption, it carries the same warranty coverage as conventional polyester systems.

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Three implementations in the Middle East

Three customers across the Middle East region are now in advanced implementation phases with Beckry®Pol L-PMT. Each has completed line trials, process optimization, and technical validation to confirm that the lower-temperature system delivers the corrosion resistance, mechanical performance, and color stability their applications require. The warranty parity with conventional systems was one of the key concerns customers wanted resolved before adoption.

The Middle East pilots are demonstrating that low-temperature curing is a viable route to reducing the carbon footprint of coil coating operations without compromising performance. Their results are helping build wider market confidence in the technology.

Why it matters

For customers preparing for CBAM (the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), verifiable emission reductions in the coating process are becoming increasingly relevant to their competitive position. The value of carbon abatement in cold rolled steel is currently around 90 EUR per ton CO2e in the EU market, and coating-level decarbonization initiatives need to operate within this pricing environment.

Low-PMT is one of the ways Beckers is supporting the coil coating value chain in its transition. It sits alongside our work on bio-based raw materials and other initiatives aimed at reducing the carbon intensity of pre-painted metal across the value chain.

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