American Benjamin Moore coating environmental protection development milestone
1950s – adhesive paint was introduced on the market. The original latex paint, which uses plastic raw materials, was a by-product of synthetic rubber during World War II.
1960s – Benjamin paint removed heavy metal lead from its industrial coating formula. The United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA (founded in 1970) banned the use of lead in coatings more than a decade later in 1978.
1970s – Benjamin paint has eliminated the heavy metal mercury (mercury) in its coating formula. The EPA only banned the use of mercury in coatings in 1992.
1990s – US Benjamin paint launched ecospec ® Series coatings, 100% acrylic latex paint, solvent-free, become more environmentally friendly coatings.
2000s–EcoSpec ® Passed the green guard indoor air quality standard and obtained the certification of green guard Environmental Research Institute; At the same time, green seal was obtained ® authentication.
2006 – US Benjamin paint launches Aura ® Series of coatings, integrated with the newer Gennex ® The water-based color paste system is environmentally friendly and demonstrates its superior performance.
2008 – Benjamin paint "more environmentally friendly paint" natura ® introduction. Gennex based ® The water-based color paste system was a North American coating with zero VOC after color mixing under any gloss.
What is VOC?
The Gennex color paste patented by Benjamin Moore brand does not contain VOC, which meets and exceeds some strict industrial environmental protection standards. Therefore, you can safely choose our environmental protection coatings with low VOC content or zero VOC content.