Functional coatings
for a safer world

IRIS COATINGS is a specialized producer of functional and reactive coatings.

Our specialties, developed by our own R&D, serve the building construction, train and shipbuilding industries since five decades.

IRIS COATINGS was one of the first companies in Europe to obtain certification of fireproofing coatings according to EN standards. Since then, we have been committed to become a specialist in fire protection.

Intumescent coatings and sealants
extend time to structure collapse, ensure safe escape and fire brigade operations, thus saving lives and property. Our IRIS CHAR intumescent coatings and our IRISeal intumescent firestops swell up in the presence of fire forming a very effective thermal insulating protective barrier.

Intumescent coatings are widely used for fire protection of structural steelwork, concrete structures, wood structures and to reduce spread of fire over combustible materials.


Every year in the European Union 4,000 people are killed and 80,000 injured by fire.
The cost of fires to European countries is on average 1% of GDP.

Lignicoat project

LIGNICOAT aims to demonstrate the feasibility of the use of lignin as raw material ...

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Reactive coatings

Intumescent coatings and sealants swell up in the presence of fire forming an expanded char that is a very effective thermal insulating protective barrier ......

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Intumescent coatings application

EAPFP has published best practice guidelines for application of intumescent coatings, all that building owners, applicators and manufacturers need to know .....

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Structural steelwork fire protection

Structural resistance to fire plays a key role in fire safety. In commercial and industrial facilities, hotels, airports, supermarkets, schools, hospitals, cinemas, intumescent coatings .....

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Concrete construction fire protection

Resistance to fire of reinforced concrete structures is often not enough and can be upgraded with the use of intumescent coatings.....

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Fire compartment walls

Fire resistance of compartment walls is crucial to fire control and people safety and can be improved with intumescent coatingsService penetrations in walls .....

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A lesson on intumescent coatings

A lesson about intumescent coatings by our CEO at Politecnico di Torino, explains in 20 minutes the basics of formulation, use, testing and certification of intumescent .....

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