立邦与康宁向湖北捐赠经实验室检测抗病毒涂料

2月24日，在中国——世界卫生组织新冠肺炎联合专家考察组举行的新闻发布会上，考察组中方组长披露，目前全国共有476家医疗机构3,387例医务人员感染新冠肺炎病例，90%以上来自湖北。对于医护人员的防护安全，各界除了在积极组织捐款捐物外，众多科研机构与企业等也纷纷开展相关研发，希望能以针对性开发的技术成果为一线医护人员提供更多武装与防护。

3月1日，立邦中国与美国康宁公司共同向湖北省商务厅指定的4家新冠肺炎定点医院，捐赠价值500万的立邦儿童漆--抗病毒涂料（立邦疫情期间定制款，未上市），总计面积超过十二万平方米。此次捐赠的涂料，运用了全球领先的材料科学技术公司美国康宁的抗病毒技术Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles，立邦希望将前沿技术成果用于抗疫第一线，为巩固健康防线提供更多助力。

此次捐赠的4家新冠肺炎定点医院包括：1、襄阳市第一人民医院，2、襄阳市中西医结合医院，3、襄阳市中医院，4、随州人民医院。

中国疾控中心以及美国疾控中心都已确认新型冠状病毒可以通过接触受病毒污染的表面之后再触摸口鼻和眼睛感染人群。专家估计，依据环境状况以及物体表面种类的不同，新冠病毒可以在表面存活长达9天之久。在目前没有开发出疫苗和治愈方法的前提下，对抗疫情最有效的方式就是通过预防，其中包括在医院，医疗中心，办公地点和家中进行表面的消毒预防处理。

科学研究表明，依据结构和对消毒剂的抵抗力不同，病毒可以分为3类：包膜病毒（例如HIV、乙型肝炎、甲型流感，对消毒剂很敏感），大型非包膜病毒（例如腺病毒和轮状病毒，对消毒剂有中等抵抗力），以及小型无包膜病毒（例如脊髓灰质炎病毒、诺如病毒/猫杯状病毒，其对消毒剂有很强抵抗力）。无包膜病毒可以在物体表面存活数周时间，并比包膜病毒更难杀死。

早在2019年6月，立邦就与康宁开始合作研发抗病毒涂料，将立邦儿童漆结合康宁的抗病毒抗菌技术的材料Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particales，使涂料表面涂层具有灭杀病毒的功能。2020年1月29日，经美国独立认可的第三方实验室Microchem Laboratory 对立邦儿童漆抗病毒涂料进行测试检测，显示运用此涂料的涂层可以灭活>99.9%的猫杯状病毒。猫杯状病毒经美国国家环境保护属（EPA）核准可用来替代人类诺如病毒进行检测。同时，这款涂料在最新的模拟现实室内污染环境的测试条件下，能强效对抗金黄色葡萄球菌、埃希大肠杆菌和铜绿假单胞菌，抗菌率高达>99.99%。立邦儿童漆本身具有环保高标准，获得欧美严苛双认证，通过德国莱茵TÜV认证和美国绿色卫士GREENGUARD金级认证。

美国独立认可的第三方实验室Microchem Laboratory检测报告

立邦中国区总裁钟中林表示：”立邦一直致力于突破传统涂料科技的边界，用科技为人们带来可持续发展的产品，此次新型冠状病毒在全球的蔓延加快了我们科技创新的脚步。很高兴能与康宁在这个特殊时期共同完成抗病毒涂料的研发和检测，并捐赠给抗疫一线的医院。我们希望可以通过企业的力量，支持站在抗疫一线的医护人员，为最终战胜疫情贡献一份力量。”。“我们深信，使用了Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles的立邦儿童漆--抗病毒涂料能为医护人员筑立又一道防线，来减少通过在医疗中心受污表面所引起的感染风险。” 康宁副总裁与项目总监Joydeep Lahiri表示。

早在疫情刚发生的初期，立邦中国就向湖北省咸宁红十字会捐赠200万元，用于支持当地的疫情防控。同时，立邦也参与支持“珠海小汤山医院“和”东莞小汤山医院“的建设疫情防控除医护力量本身的投入外，还要尽可能借力支持为人员提供妥善防护，以立邦中国为代表的企业用科技创新支持防疫工作，希望可以为疫情防控贡献心力，相信在各方力量的努力下，可以共同为奋战在抗疫第一线的医护人员筑建更坚固的防卫壁垒，最终打赢这场疫情阻击战。

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Headline ：Nippon Paint and Corning Incorporated donated lab-tested antivirus coatings to hospitals in Hubei

By February 24, 3,387 health workers in 476 hospitals across China had been infected with the coronavirus and more than 90% of them were in Hubei, a media conference held by the WHO-China Joint Mission on COVID-19 was told. As monetary donations and medical supplies pour into the frontline to save vulnerable health workers from the plight of insufficient protection against the virus, research institutes and companies around the world have been working to develop preventative countermeasures and protective solutions, hoping to end the epidemic or at least allow frontline health workers to be better protected.

On March 1 Nippon Paint China and Corning Incorporated donated 5 million RMB worth of Nippon Paint Antivirus Kids Paint (specially produced for frontline hospital use, not available in the market) to four Hubei coronavirus-designated hospitals with a total area of 120,000 square meters. In this product, Nippon Paint adopted Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles, an emerging technology from Corning, one of the world's leading innovators in materials science. Nippon Paint hopes this antiviral coating can help frontline health workers by offering an additional layer of protection against the coronavirus.

The four hospitals that received Nippon Paint’s coatings are Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Xiangyang Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Xiangyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Suixian People’s Hospital.

Both the China CDC (Center for Disease Control) and its US counterpart have declared that it is possible for a person to contract COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or eyes. Experts estimate that coronaviruses can live up to nine days on a surface depending on environmental conditions and the type of surface. With no vaccines or cures identified, the best way to combat this epidemic is through prevention, which includes disinfecting surfaces in hospitals, medical centers, offices, homes, and elsewhere.

Scientific studies classify viruses into three major groups based on their structure and resistance to disinfectants: enveloped viruses (e.g. HIV, hepatitis B, influenza A; very sensitive to disinfectants), large non-enveloped viruses (e.g. adenovirus and rotavirus intermediate resistant to disinfectants) and small non-enveloped viruses (e.g. Poliovirus, Norovirus/Feline Calicivirus, highly resistant to disinfectants). Non-enveloped virus can survive on surfaces for several weeks and are considered harder to kill than enveloped viruses.

Nippon Paint started to work with Corning on antivirus coating in June 2019. Nippon Paint’s Antivirus Kids Paint, an innovative product combining Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles and Nippon Paintkids paint, has been tested by Microchem Laboratory, an accredited, independent laboratory in the USonJanuary 29, 2020. The results show that the paint inactivates >99.9% of the Feline Calicivirus on its surface. FelineCalicivirus has been approved by EPA to replace human norovirus for detection.The coating alsokills >99.99% of harmful bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coliand Pseudomonas aeruginosaunder the latest test protocols that mimic contamination in everyday, indoor environments. Nippon Paint kids paint by itself is environmentally friendly and TÜV and GREENGUARD certified.

Eric Chung, president of Nippon Paint China said: “Nippon Paint has always tried to push beyond the limits in the coating industry, developing sustainable products backed up with constant technological innovation. The coronavirus outbreak has prompted us once again to be highly innovative, and we are happy to work jointly with Corning at this particular time to complete the development, tests and production of the antivirus coating. We trust that our effort will give frontline healthcare professionals valuable support as they fight the virus.

Dr Joydeep Lahiri, division vice president and program director, Specialty Surfaces, Corning Incorporated, said: “We believe the paint created by Nippon Paint using Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles can offer an additional layer of protection by reducing the risk of infection from viruses on the painted surfaces of hospitals and medical centers.”

When the coronavirus outbreak was first reported, Nippon Paint China donated RMB 2 million to Hubei Xianning Red Cross Society to support its containment. The group also took part in building Zhuhai and Dongguan Xiaotangshan Hospitals. Nippon Paint believes that by giving health workers better protection when it is most needed, they can fight the coronavirus with greater confidence, and that together we will win the battle against the virus.