Lifting The Lid
Support for the Ukraine
Many of the leading paint suppliers stand united in condemning the invasion of Ukraine and are suspending, downsizing or exiting all operations in Russia
Finnish-ed bridge maintenance
Finnish-ed bridge maintenance
AkzoNobel marks 50th anniversary of Resicoat brand
AkzoNobel marks 50th anniversary of the Resicoat brand
What lies beneath
Brookes Bell has seen more and more of its skills developed in the cruise sector applied to the superyacht industry, as the team advises owners, captains, managers, designers, engineers and shipyards on newbuilds, rebuilds and refits. Here, Arron Jackaman, a Senior Inspection Engineer talks about Brookes Bell’s non-destructive testing (NDT) services for the superyacht industry.
Turning the Tide
Hempel was asked to provide Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital) with a comprehensive coating solution for its world-leading tidal turbine – the Orbital O2. David Heal, Global Head of Renewable Energy & Performance OEM Segments at Hempel, explains.
The next generation moisture cure polyurethanes
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.
What is sustainability?
AkzoNobel says sustainability is one of its core principles. "We strive to lead our industry by empowering people, reducing our impact on the planet and consistently innovating to deliver the most sustainable solutions for our customers," explains Wijnand Bruinsma,...
Routine responses to emergencies during this global pandemic
In these unprecedented times, delivering specialised services for mission-critical equipment in the energy sector can be a challenge. To this, IGS said - Challenge Accepted! “For IGS, it is essential to keep delivering the quality of services that our clients around...
Weathering the storm in the oil & gas industry
In these days of plummeting oil prices and uncertainty on every side, it is important for rig owners and operators to have a good layup strategy in place. This will help them retain the value of their assets until the market warrants bringing them back online....
Huntsman’s TPU elastomers helping in the frontline against COVID-19
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Huntsman has been producing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers for manufacturers of essential medical personal protective equipment (PPE) around the world. Huntsman’s TPUs are being used to produce hospital gowns, face...
AkzoNobel accelerates digitalisation during COVID-19
"We understand that it’s an uncertain and very much unprecedented time for our customers, and over the course of the last few weeks we’ve been supporting them by delivering relevant training that helps them to make the best use of their time while projects are on...
Anti-viral surfaces could help tackle COVID-19 crisis
Some of the world’s leading coatings specialists gathered virtually at the Royal Society of Chemistry to discuss how special surface technologies could be used to tackle the global COVID-19 pandemic. More than 130 academics, technical industry specialists and...
Sales hold up for Wacker during Covid-19
“We closed Q1 2020, with generally good figures, as we expected,” said Rudolf Staudigl, Wacker’s CEO, in Munich, recently. “Despite persistently difficult economic conditions and the additional challenges of the coronavirus pandemic in China, our sales were almost on...