Battling Rust in Japan On the rugged northern coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu sits Mitsubishi Materials' Aomori Shiriya Cement Plant, one of the Pacific Rim's busiest and most productive building materials producer. The harsh climate of the North Pacific includes cold, wet winters, driving rainstorms and constant exposure to salt sea air. The resulting maintenance problem at the Aomori Shiriya plant was a constant struggle with rust and corrosion in the steel structures and supporting beams dotting the site. In a running battle against rust, plant maintenance personnel were forced to repaint (with up to five coats coverage to 5-6 mils thickness) all exposed steel every three years -- an accelerated painting program that was both expensive and exhaustive. A Call for Galvanic Pro

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