Pipeline Coatings
Advanced Coating Protection for Industrial Pipelines
Pipelines are critical and costly infrastructure assets to maintain. Once they're buried, inspection, repair, and replacement require significant time, labor, and budget, making long-term protection essential from the very beginning. Selecting a high-performance coating system isn't just about meeting today's specifications — it's about preserving asset integrity for decades to come.
Corrosion Never Stops. Neither Should Your Protection.
Whether transporting natural gas, drinking water, or municipal wastewater, Tnemec provides the corrosion protection, abrasion resistance, and compatibility with cathodic protection needed to keep critical pipeline infrastructure operating for decades.
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Pipe Armor Solutions
High-Performance Protection for Buried Pipeline Systems
Tnemec's Pipe Armor technologies are formulated to protect steel pipelines from rugged underground conditions. These advanced epoxy systems provide exceptional abrasion resistance, superior adhesion, and the flexibility needed to withstand installation stresses while delivering long-term corrosion protection.
Series 425 Pipe Armor ARO
Abrasion-resistant protection for the entire pipeline
Series 425 Pipe Armor ARO is a 100% solids epoxy overcoat designed to protect fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE)-coated steel pipelines during installation, including horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and other trenchless methods. Its rapid cure, high-build application, and exceptional flexibility help safeguard pipelines from abrasion, impact, and mechanical stress while maintaining long-term coating integrity.
Uses + Applications
- Steel pipelines
- Buried pipelines
- Oil and gas transmission pipelines
- Abrasion-resistant overcoat for FBE systems
Key Benefits
- Abrasion-resistant protection
- Superior adhesion
- Rapid cure and hardness development
- Pipe movement flexibility
- Resists cathodic disbondment
- 100% solids epoxy formulation
Series 423 Pipe Armor FJW
Advanced protection for field joints and welds
Series 423 Pipe Armor FJW is a high-performance, 100% solids epoxy engineered to protect field joints, welds, and repaired areas where corrosion protection is critical. Easy to apply and fast curing, it provides durable reinforcement for vulnerable connection points while remaining compatible with cathodic protection systems.
Uses + Applications
- Field joint welds
- Field repairs
- Buried pipelines
- Oil and gas transmission pipelines
Key Benefits
- Easy application
- Superior adhesion
- Abrasion resistance
- Rapid hardness development
- Pipe movement flexibility
- Resists cathodic disbondment
Municipal Water & Wastewater Pipeline Solutions
Engineered Protection for Critical Water Infrastructure
Beyond transmission pipelines, Tnemec offers high-performance coating systems designed to protect potable water and wastewater infrastructure from corrosion, chemical exposure, abrasion and microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). Whether lining buried pipe, wastewater conveyance systems or potable water assets, these proven technologies help extend service life while minimizing maintenance demands.
Series 431 Perma-Shield PL
Designed specifically for buried wastewater infrastructure, Series 431 Perma-Shield PL is a 100% solids, abrasion-resistant lining that protects steel and ductile iron pipe and fittings exposed to corrosive soils, wastewater immersion and hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) environments. Its resin-rich, coal tar-free formulation provides outstanding chemical resistance, low gas permeation, and long-term protection against microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).
Uses + Applications
- Buried wastewater pipelines
- Wastewater immersion service
- H₂S fume environments
- Steel and ductile iron pipe and fittings
Key Benefits
- Abrasion-resistant
- Low H₂S permeation
- MIC protection
- Chemical-resistant
- Coal tar-free formulation
Series G435 Perma-Glaze
A thick-film, 100% solids lining developed for domestic wastewater immersion and fume environments. Series G435 Perma-Glaze is reinforced with microfibers; it provides enhanced film integrity while resisting H₂S permeation, MIC, and chemical attack.
Key Benefits
- Abrasion-resistant
- Microfiber reinforced
- Low H₂S permeation
- MIC protection
- Chemical-resistant
Series N140 Pota-Pox Plus
A high-build epoxy coating engineered for potable water systems, Series N140 Pota-Pox Plus offers excellent edge protection and appleication flexibility across a wide range of temperatures for steel and concrete assets.
Key Benefits
- Potable water certified
- High-build edge protection
- Low-temperature application capability
- Interior and exterior applications
Series 21 Epoxoline
Series 21 Epoxoline is a high-solids, immersion-grade epoxy that delivers exceptional film build and long-term corrosion protection for steel and concrete structures in potable water service and pipelines.
Key Benefits
- High-build protection
- Long-term corrosion resistance
- Potable water approved
- Steel and concrete applications
Series 22 Epoxoline
Series 22 Epoxoline is an advanced 100% solids epoxy providing superior abrasion resistance and faster curing for immersion service in both potable water and wastewater environments.
Key Benefits
- 100% solids epoxy
- Fast cure response
- Abrasion-resistant
- Potable water and wastewater immersion
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