Volume-II of IV - GAIL

Coating system/ Material Prequalification
Coating material Manufacturers acceptable to Company are as follows :
Epoxy : BASF/Basepox
Jotun
3M
Dupont
Bitumese Speciaux, France
Adhesive : BASF/Basell
Boresalis
Dupont
SK Corporation\
Polyethylene : Novacorp
BASF/Basell
Boresalis/Borouge
SK Corporation
Malaysian Polyethylene Malaysia (ETILINAS)
ELF ATOCHEM, FRANCE
Contractor shall propose coating system(s) indicating specific grade of epoxy, adhesive and
polyethylene manufactured by any of the above mentioned material Manufactures and submit
the details as per Table 1. The proposed costing system shall be capable of meeting the
functional requirements and properties of coating indicated in this specification. The coating
system must have been pre-qualified by the coating material Manufacturer by actual
application on 5 pipes and must have been successfully subjected to the tests as indicated in
Table 2. The tests must have been carried out by an independent test laboratory of national /
international recognition.
In case the Contractor proposes any coating system (combination of epoxy, adhesive and
polyethylene) that has been previously approved by the company, the above tests need not be
carried out by the coating material Manufacturer.
Tests carried out in accordance with other coating standards may be used in so far as their
procedures are the same or more stringent than the procedures in this document Such
information shall include full reports on test procedures and results and be signed by the
laboratory representatives and certification body.
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