Following many years of extensive prototype trials in field tests, Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd. is ready to launch a new solvent-free epoxy coating that can be applied to water ballast tanks with standard application equipment that meets new Korean regulations under the Atmospheric Environment Conservation Act for the management of VOCs.
Coatings manufacturer Hempel delivered 14% growth and grew 2.5% organically in 2019, and its EBITDA margin ended the year at 10.5% for continuing business.
AkzoNobel announced a partnership with representative company Thomas H. Connolly & Sons to deliver enhanced service levels for yacht coatings customers in the United States and eastern Canada.
SLIPS Foul Protect N1x has successfully demonstrated the pathway to reducing marine fouling with a non-toxic, environmentally friendly approach combining the smooth and slippery liquid-based surface (Physical module) and highly branched amphiphilic SAPs (Chemical module).
Advanced battery anode materials and graphene additives provider Talga Resources Ltd. announced the start of a commercial-scale trial of a Talga graphene-enhanced coating applied to a 33,000t container ship.
AkzoNobel's Awlgrip brand will be the official coatings supplier for New York Yacht Club's American Magic team, which will compete for the 36th America's Cup.
The Dubai Central Laboratory accreditation body has approved high-performance floor coating systems offered by Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings.
Coatings solutions from AkzoNobel are helping to protect China's first domestically built polar icebreaker, Xue Long 2, from harsh Arctic and Antarctic conditions.
