RAL COLOURS expands its product portfolio by water based paint technology

With immediate effect, the RAL K5 Colour fan will be manufactured using water based paint technology in two variants: gloss and semi-matt. Already last year, the compact RAL K7 Colour fan was the first high-gloss colour fan to be converted to water based paint production. This means that the three most frequently used colour fans in the RAL CLASSIC colour collection are now available based on this innovative paint technology.

"By using water based paints, emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are reduced by 90% compared to conventional nitrocellulose lacquer production. With the current conversion, we are therefore taking the next important step towards environmental compatibility," says Markus Frentrop, Global Head RAL COLOURS. "Our customers benefit not only from lower-emission products, but also from increased protection against yellowing, as water based paint is more UV-resistant than nitrocellulose lacquer." The paints are also low in solvents and odours.

Both versions of the popular and well-known colour fan contain all 216 standardised RAL CLASSIC shades in the usual precision and colour fidelity. Like all RAL colour samples, the RAL K5 Colour fans are also produced in Germany. This avoids unnecessary transport routes.

The new RAL K5 water based colour fans are now available from the RAL online shop and from selected specialist dealers.

About RAL COLOURS

RAL is the applied language of colours. With the RAL CLASSIC and RAL EFFECT colour collections and the RAL DESIGN SYSTEM plus, RAL offers professional colour users a diverse selection of precise colour templates. The RAL colour palette comprises a total of 2,540 shades. With colour fans, plastic standards and software products as well as colour design and trend books, RAL products offer the ideal product for every design purpose. At the same time, it is the common goal of RAL and its partners to develop principles for sustainable design and impulses for the colour language of tomorrow.

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