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Smart paint from Trieste to conquer the US market – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published April 5, 2016 at 17:47.
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More than 4 million euro in research and development in recent years, aimed at obtaining patents innovative in 22 countries (in particular in the USA, Mexico, Japan, China, Russia, Europe, Eurasia, Israel) in the segment of flame and next-generation intelligent paints retardant additives, corrosion-resistant and innovative materials, and another 60 patents pending of approval. And now an agreement that puts the turbo to the international development process.

Nanto Cleantech Spa – Italian company producing “advanced material” and “functional coating”, nanotech materials at the base of the special new generation paints – and the fund US investment LCV Capital Management LLC, a company founded in 2009 that invests in companies listed on Wall Street, have formalized an agreement to revolutionize an industry sector that is worth $ 13 billion. LCV, through its subsidiary Peerless Systems Corp., will participate in the US newco Nanto and set in motion a process of international expansion that includes within two years the prices on Wall Street.

Financial Head in America, in Italy’s industrial heartland and engine technology in Israel, where they will stay the research and development is thus designed the new structure of Nanto, “a conceptual leap and important dimension that will enable it to confront appropriate tools with the big global players (such as Sherwin Williams, PPG, Akzo Nobel, DuPont and Dow Chemical) in a sector which in recent years experienced a deep transformation due to the advent of nanotechnology and highly innovative startups , specializing in next-generation materials, “they know at the time.
Nanto Cleantech born between Italy and Israel by a research project conducted by a group of Trieste specialists, led by Roberto Cafagna, CEO of the company, and a team of Shenkar College in Tel Aviv, led by Professor Sam Kenig, current technical director. The business concerns the production of flame-retardant additives and new generation smart paints, “smart coating”, based on nanotechnology materials, capable of reacting to changing environmental conditions, with a length three times greater than the traditional ones, more economic and much less polluting, features that promise to revolutionize an almost unchanged from a century industry.
The original project (Nanto Paint), created by Nanto Protective Coating – firmly anchored in Italy even after this operation – dates back to 2009. the first discontinuity takes place in 2014, with the entry of Simest in the parent; participation lasted until March of this year. With the tools provided by Simest, Nanto has started the internationalization that led her to win two important international awards: the award “Best Corrosion Innovation of the Year”, awarded to Salt Lake City from Nace (world authority on the subject of corrosion materials) and, before European society, the “Top three finalist WPC exellence award” award, given in Moscow by the World Petroleum Council, which represents over 95% of the industry oil & amp; gas global.
since then the jump quality and rapid growth, also in terms of customers, particularly in the oil & amp compartments; gas, marine and infrastructure: among the most important Taloil, Petrol Lavori, Venetian Autovie and IES Refineries (MOL Group).
During this Nanto growth phase also becomes assignee of the most important research project on innovative materials funded by the EU through the Horizon 2020 program, in partnership copn 17 leading European companies including Acciona and, in September 2015, together with Fincantieri, the Italian Government and the Israeli Government , it is among the four signatories of a major industrial agreement for the development of new multifunctional coatings, anti-corrosion and anti-friction.
the deal with LCV bottom accelerates Nanto international development, with a projected investment of around 10 million in next year and turnover is expected to speed of over 100 million including through external growth.



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