'The 3-Wet paint process is significantly more advanced than conventional technologies in applying durable paints in a high-quality, environmentally sound and cost-efficient manner,' said Bruce Hettle, director of manufacturing engineering. The technology will be in place in 12 plants in 2013 then expand to additional facilities worldwide over the next four years. High-solids solvent-borne technology refers to a paint formulated to minimize solvents, resulting in a concentrated pigment and resin mixture with fewer volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released.

The actions will reduce CO 2 emissions by an estimated 15-25 percent at those facilities.įord was the first automaker to implement the 3-Wet high-solids solvent-borne technology in 2007 it now has eight plants in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe equipped to use the process to paint vehicles. The 3-Wet process has helped Ford reduce CO 2 emissions by 15-25 percent and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions by 10 percent at those facilities where the process is used similar reductions are expected at new 3-Wet facilitiesįord Motor Company (NYSE: F) is expanding its industry-leading 3-Wet paint capacity by 50 percent this year, adding the environmentally friendly process to four more plants on three continents.Ford, which was the first automaker to implement the high-solids solvent-borne 3-Wet technology in 2007, currently has eight plants in North America, Asia Pacific and Europe that use the process.Ford is adding four more plants to its network of manufacturing operations that use its industry-leading 3-Wet paint process the process will be added to two facilities in the United States, as well as one in China and one in Spain.

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