Hempasil X3+ is a top-of-the-line, biocide-free, two-component, fouling release coating with a high solids content that ensures clean hulls for longer periods.
A biocide-free anti-slime coating developed by AkzoNobel's Marine Coatings business, which helps to save fuel and cut emissions, has been named overall winner of the ICIS Innovation Awards for 2015.
The aim of this study was to design hydrophobic or super hydrophobic coatings based on sol-gel chemistry by incorporating hydrophobic moieties and controlling surface morphology.
AkzoNobel’s landmark carbon credits methodology for the shipping industry has won the Best Offsetting Project award in the 2015 Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings.
Nanomaterials commonly used in sunscreens and boat-bottom coatings are making sea urchin embryos more vulnerable to toxins, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business announced it has been certified as a Registered Continuing Education Provider (RCEP) of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) and now offers two training modules that enable ACEC members to earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs).
A chemist at Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings is the recipient of the peer-nominated 2014 Innovation Excellence Neyman Award for global technical achievement.
