Acrolon 1850 is a non-isocyanate high-build finish coat for exterior exposed surfaces and has been designed to meet the unique challenges faced by the offshore sector.
Earlier this year, car manufacturer Nissan revealed an innovative self-cleaning paint that repels dirt. Now, according to experts, this type of super-hydrophobic coating will be available to superyachts within two years and is already in the research and development stage at many paint companies.
AkzoNobel's Awlgrip brand has been selected as the preferred topcoat supplier to Sea Ray, a leading manufacturer of pleasure boats ranging from 18 to 65 feet.
PPG has launched SIGMAGLIDE 1290, a 100% silicone binder fouling release system that utilizes a breakthrough dynamic surface regeneration technology to eliminate slime problems and increase fuel savings.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business has manufactured more than 100,000 gallons of coatings in a new small-batch process that began operation at its Little Rock, AR, manufacturing facility in January.
The UK’s Technology Strategy Board has awarded £0.5 million in funding to a consortium that will participate in a two-year collaborative research project to develop new, sustainable high-performance marine-fouling-control coatings.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business received The Society of Protective Coatings (SSPC) 2014 Military Coatings Project Award of Excellence for the performance of AMERCOAT®240 and PSX®700SG coatings on the USS Freedom, the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat fleet.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business is celebrating the 20th anniversary of polysiloxane coatings, for which PPG was granted the first patent on January 4, 1994.
