International. Axalta Coating Systems reported that it has provided its line of Alest SD or Super Durable powder coatings for the façade of Central Asia's largest airport, the new Ashgabat International Airport.
The Alesta SD has been specifically developed to provide better color and brightness stability, making it ideal for commercial construction projects like this, in addition to high-end residential projects.
Ashgabat International Airport, one of Turkmenistan's most prestigious infrastructure projects, required a façade layer that would be extremely resistant to atmospheric degradation and provide lasting shine and color retention.
Willi Müsgen, Managing Director of Köln-Color, the cologne, Germany company, who handled the 32,000 m2 falcon-shaped façade cladding, explained: "As the metal manufacturer wanted the RAL 9016 HFW Matt Traffic White for the huge shape, we chose Alesta SD from Axalta Matt RAL 9016 knowing that it would meet all the requirements. We work with Alesta SD powder coatings very often, so we know how the product behaves."
Köln-Color received sections of the façade between October 2015 and June 2016 from international façade specialist Christian Pohl GmbH, also based in Cologne, Germany. Once coated in Alesta SD, the 3 mm aluminum panels were sent to Ashgabat in sections for assembly.
