ZERUST® VCI Paper Protects Steel Sheeting From Corrosion During Inventory Storage

Inventory Storage
Land Shipment
Work In Progress

Who?

An industrial supply and packaging distributor assisting, a large steel processing company located in the Midwest

What?

Protect stacks of steel sheets from corrosion when stored in their warehouse

Why?

Needed a more efficient and cleaner way to protect from corrosion, as they wanted to move away from liquid rust preventative coatings.

How?

ZERUST® recommended ICT®430-35SR VCI paper to wrap the steel sheets, as it was reinforced both with poly coating and fiberglass scrim, making it strong and durable enough for the customer’s application while also containing ZERUST’s proven VCI technology to prevent corrosion.

Close-up view of ZERUST ICT430-35SR roll.

Problem

An industrial supply and packaging distributor looked to ZERUST® for recommendations to help them better serve their customer, the end-user, a large steel processing company located in the Midwest. The steel processing company was looking for a more efficient and cleaner way to protect stacks of steel sheets from corrosion when they were stored in their warehouse, and they wanted to move away from liquid rust preventative coatings. In addition, they were looking for a Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor (VCI) packaging option that was strong, durable, and excellent at preventing corrosion for up to a year^‡ in storage.

Solution

After the ZERUST® Technical Sales Director reviewed the application with the distributor account manager and the end-user, it was determined that the best option would be for the end-user to wrap their steel sheets with ZERUST® ICT®430-35SR VCI paper. This product was selected because it was reinforced both with poly coating and fiberglass scrim, making it strong and durable enough for the customer’s application while also containing ZERUST’s proven VCI technology to prevent corrosion.

ZERUST® ICT®430-35SR VCI paper protects steel sheeting from rust & corrosion
For up to 1 year^‡

Customer Satisfaction
100%

Results

ZERUST® provided some sample products to allow the end-user to perform their in-house trials. After a few months of success, they were convinced this was the product to use moving forward to replace their old liquid rust preventative coating and plain steel wrap. Contact your ZERUST® Representative for a comprehensive corrosion management solution most effective for your metal assets.

The end-user stated this was a cleaner and more time-efficient solution compared to how they were trying to protect their steel previously. In addition, the authorized ZERUST® distributor representative appreciated the continued technical support that ZERUST® provides as a supplier.

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