Coatings in many colors. Now they will all be green.

Collaborations to develop sustainable solutions

GreenCoat Pural BT is a bio-based color coating featuring rapeseed oil and other renewable raw materials, developed by SSAB in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. It is safe to handle, suitable for outdoor and indoor use, chromate free according to REACH regulations and has less impact on the environment than other coatings. GreenCoat Pural BT is a good example of how Ruukki collaborates with partners to develop sustainable solutions, as this is a coating from SSAB with great technical properties and with a bio-based formula made from rapeseed oil and other renewable raw materials applied on building products from Ruukki.

Long-term good looks

Ruukki’s offer of GreenCoat^® Pural BT includes two new versions, satin or metallic, and comes in a wide selection of colors inspired by nature, available for our sandwich panels and façade cladding products. As opposed to conventional coating formulas, the biobased solvent in GreenCoat^® Pural BT becomes a permanent part of the final coating, making it scratch resistant as well as easy to repair and maintain. It also withstands corrosion, ensuring longterm good looks. It can even be used in more aggressive conditions, such as those in coastal areas.

A new coating for the food industry

As part of the GreenCoat® Pural BT satin range, the color RR20 Winter White can be used in addition to outdoor applications, also in interior surfaces in food production facilities, where no direct contact is expected between coated surfaces and foodstuffs. It can be used in a wide range of food-related application, including walls and ceilings in food processing facilities, cold rooms, and deep-freezing rooms. The slightly structured surface of the coating is easy to clean. Combined with excellent formability and humidity resistance, it offers a reliable and hygienic solution for premises where foodstuffs are handled. 

Our sustainable offering is growing fast

As part of our efforts to slow down climate change, we launched a new product range in May 2024. The Ruukki^® LowCarbon product range includes high-quality construction products made of recycled SSAB Zero™ steel with a bio-based GreenCoat color-coating. The products are manufactured close to the customers in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Poland using fossil-free electricity and delivered in optimized packaging that is transported with minimized emissions. The product range, which includes high-quality premium products, will gradually expand to all Ruukki product groups.