Welcome to PCE International
PCE International is a leading quarterly publication focusing on the booming international protective and marine coatings market. It fosters a global dialogue between suppliers, engineers, contractors and the coatings end user. This includes bridges, ships, oil and gas facilities, offshore structures, power facilities, transport and covers every type of industrial plant.
Hempel inaugurates state-of-the-art production facilities in China
Responding to increasing demands for innovative coating solutions, Hempel’s new state-of-the-art production facilities in Zhangjiagang substantially enhance capacity to better serve Marine, Energy and Infrastructure customers.
Selektope keeps hull of world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship barnacle-free
Selektope keeps hull of world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship barnacle-free despite 22-months stationary in biofouling hotspots
Nordica comes in from the cold for a fresh coat of durable paint
Arctia’s multipurpose icebreaker gets a fresh coat of durable paint
AkzoNobel says it will help shipowners save $100k a year
AkzoNobel says it will help shipowners save $100k a year from the new EU carbon levy
A corrosion protection dilemma
After the Pittsburgh Bridge collapse, should uncoated corten steel be coated anyway, asks Carboline.
Making the solution fit the need
Choosing paint for metal in a fast-paced, extra slip, high temperature environment
R&D
Transformer protection upgrade
Identifying paints and coatings that offer next-level protection for important transformer metal components
Black is black
A Paint Research Association (PRA) project involved identifying the best performing dispersant for a ‘high colour’ carbon black pigment, out of three potential candidates
Hull coating roughness and the impact on fuel efficiency
Christina Nørhave Kjær, Kim Flugt Sørensen, Marcus Tullberg and Stefan Møller Olsen from Hempel, R&D explore hull coating roughness and the impact on fuel efficiency