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The Maserati
Quattroporte has just been announced as the winner of the
ecoTOP 2004 award by the Italian National Association of
Painters (ANVER) for the technological innovation and
environmental expertise pioneered in the painting process
for the car.
The Ferrari Maserati Group is unique in Europe in its use of
this technologically advanced paint procedure that has a low
environmental impact.
The ecoTOP 2004 award is only available to companies who
employ high-density or solvent-free, water-based paints in
their industrial production, or who use other finishes that
minimise the ecological effect of the process.
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The
Maserati Quattroporte has just been announced as the
winner of the ecoTOP 2004 award by the Italian
National Association of Painters (ANVER) for the
technological innovation and environmental expertise
pioneered in the painting process for the car. |
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The
ecoTOP 2004 award is only available to companies who
employ high-density or solvent-free, water-based
paints in their industrial production, or who use
other finishes that minimise the ecological effect
of the process. |
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The official citation for the award was 'for the innovative
pre-treatment and paintwork that is unique in Europe,
comprising nanotechnological pre-treatment of the bodywork,
cataphoretic primer, powder-based undercoat, water-based
paint and a transparent 'ceramic' lacquer'.
The ecoTOP 2004 award is particularly significant as this is
the first automotive application of the technology.
The entire paint cycle of Maserati's flagship model from
pre-treatment to the final phase has a low environmental
impact. |
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