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Finally, Jotun’s experience managing complex mega-projects
in the UAE, such as the Dubai Metro, Meydan Racecourse and
the Burj Khalifa, and previous work with some of the architects
involved in EXPO 2020, gave key stakeholders confidence in the
company’s expertise.
To help architects design environmentally friendly buildings,
Jotun offers a full range of independently-tested low solvent
and solvent-free paints and coatings, supported by standardised
documentation to assist specifiers aiming to comply with green
building certification. Known as Green Building Solutions,
Jotun has one of the industry’s most extensive listings of
independently verified Environmental Product Declarations
(EPDs), which offer transparent and comparable information
about the life-cycle and environmental impacts of individual
products. For EXPO 2020, Jotun in the Middle East also worked
closely with R&D in Sandefjord, Norway to ensure that products
could pass Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) testing on
emissions and content, as required by LEED version 4.
Strong reference
Managing complex projects, especially those requiring
environmental documentation, requires Jotun personnel to work
across borders and functions. While Jotun’s success remains
grounded in the quality of its paints and coatings, the company’s
growing ability to meet increasingly demanding customer and
regulatory requirements will be critical to the company’s future
success. As one of the lead suppliers to EXPO 2020, Jotun has
gained valuable experience and an excellent reference case for
future mega-projects in the Middle East and beyond.