China-based The Sixth Element Materials launched its graphene-zinc anti-corrosion primer back in 2015, and the company has since performed extensive testing. TSE updates us that the material has now been deployed in China and has been used to cover several bridges and wind-turbines steel towers.

The Sixth Element's anti-corrosion protection material is called 2k-epoxy (SE1132). TSE says that by adding 1% of graphene, one could reduce the zinc content in current anti-corrosion coatings from ~80% to 25%, and the the corrosion protection time is doubled. Reducing the zinc also means that this solution is less polluting. The main cost savings comes from the prolonged coating life which means that the time between coating renewal (which requires a lot of labor) is doubled.

The Sixth Element is now looking to expand its sales globally. If you are interested in the SE1132 anti-corrosion graphene additive, contact us here.