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.
PPG Industries’ protective and marine coatings (PMC) business was awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) to continue providing coatings, solvents and technical services to its global fleet of 110 ships.
PPG has successfully developed and is now marketing a range of copper-free antifoulings for commercial vessels to help customers stay ahead of future regulation.
Hempel has launched HEMPAGUARD®, a groundbreaking new hull coating concept for the shipping industry that offers both outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods and significant fuel savings.
