ICI Paints Expands Zero-VOC Line

ICI Paints of Cleveland, Ohio has expanded its Glidden line of zero-VOC paints with the recent availability of a full color line in the Lifemaster premium interior and Decra-Shield^® exterior paints. With the introduction of solvent-free colorants, all colors are now available in VOC-free formulations. In the past, while VOCs had been eliminated from the tint bases of Spread 2000^® and Lifemaster 2000®, those wanting custom colors still had to use solvent-based colorants (see

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Vol. 3, No. 1). The new Envision 2000^® colorants contain no petroleum solvents and release no VOCs. The Lifemaster 2000 paints are certified by SCS as meeting a VOC emission standard of one gram per liter (0.1%).