Perry Poppelaars, Director of Recoat UK Ltd, distributor for Steelpaint in the United Kingdom explains how Steelpaint, a German coatings manufacturer specialising in moisture cure polyurethanes, managed to reinvent MCPU technology and extend its life for the next decades to come.

In Hempel’s new strategy, Double Impact, Lars Peterssen, Group President & CEO, Hempel A/S, explains how Hempel has defined the timeframe and path for how the company can contribute to a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions.

In the issue Lars Peterssen, Hempel Group President & CEO, lays down the timeframe and path for how Hempel can contribute to a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions, extreme spraying in the Antarctic put Graco equipment to the test in the harshest of conditions, Safinah explains how a poor paint finish could cost €1 million per micron, and Steelpaint reinvents MCPU technology and extends its life for the next decades to come.

Hempel confirms leadership position within fuel efficiency in the shipping industry. By completing 2,000 vessel applications of Hempaguard X7, Hempel has reduced shipowners’ fuel consumption by 7.6 million tons, lowering fuel costs by at least USD 2.6 billion and CO2 emissions by 23.5 million tons.

ABS, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI Group) and the Marshall Islands Registry (MIR) have completed a joint development project (JDP) to create an environmentally friendly, solvent-free coating for water ballast tanks that only requires one coat.