Egypt:

Project title	Electrostatic Powder Coating
Partners	ChL service provider: Akzo Nobel Egypt S.A.E ChL service recipient: ABB ARAB Implementing agency: UNIDO-Egypt National Cleaner Production Center (ENCPC)
Industrial process	Electrostatic powder coating process
Chemicals used	Electrostatic powder coating material
Service provided under ChL	Under the ChL business model, Akzo Nobel Egypt is providing the coating powder, managing and supervising the powder coating process at ABB ARAB plant. Furthermore, Akzo Nobel Egypt is providing a certain number of coated m2 per month against a fixed price "unit pricing". The offered ChL service is including know-how transfer and improvement of the quality of the final product, in addition to capacity building of the ABB ARAB technical staff.
Benefits	Economical benefits: Saving in raw material by reduction in powder loss from 12% to 5% Cost reduction of coating process per sqm from 3.8 per sqm to 3.2 per sqm Forecast direct savings are around US $ 68,000 per year Process optimization and more efficient process (1 kg powder makes more that 6 sqm rather than 5 sqm) Less maintenance cost (one time instead of two times per month) Less energy consumption by reduction of pressure of the powder guns Long term business relationship based on a regularly monitored contract Environmental benefits: Recycling of powder waste at Akzo Nobel (Closing the Loop) Compliance with environmental regulations related to waste management and workplace environment Enhancement of supply chain management and other environmental management systems Reduction of chemicals, raw materials, energy, emissions and waste Organisational and management benefits: Capacity building of operation staff by sharing know-how High quality of final product ensured