Most of the coating materials presently available in the market contain large amount of organic solvents which are easily volatilize and causes pollution to the environment. 75% of their raw materials are oil based, of which more than 40% are organic solvents. Due to its volatile characteristic, they are often used as a base material during the coating process. Their volatility not only causes pollution to our environment and damages our health, they are also highly flammable. Hence care must be taken to ensure health and safety requirements are met during the coating and storage process.
With the growing demand and scarcity in oil resources as well as the increasing awareness in environmental protection, many countries are imposing stringent control on Volatile Organic Compound (V.O.C.) through legislation under their environmental protection act. As a result, the coating industry is fast moving towards the development of non-pollutan, energy saving coating with water based, powdering, high solid content and inorganic properties. Due to the increasingly stringent guidelines governing the use of V.O.C. and toxicity control in the coating industries, many countries are now encouraging the research and development of safer, healthier and eco-friendly water based coating materials. ECOsmart Paint is a multi-function water based inorganic coating system developed to meet this challenge.