by Satzuma-Creative | Aug 29, 2019 | Archive
China recently launched its first domestically built polar icebreaker, Xue Long 2, and to help protect it from harsh Arctic and Antarctic conditions, they turned to an industry-leading coatings solution supplied by AkzoNobel. Purpose-built to cope with thick ice...
by Satzuma-Creative | Aug 29, 2019 | Archive
Nouryon will double capacity at its surfactants plant in Stenungsund, Sweden to support the growth of several existing products as well as new sustainable technologies for markets including oil and gas, lubricants and fuels, and asphalt. The €12-million expansion and...
by Satzuma-Creative | Aug 29, 2019 | Archive
HMG Paints, the UK’s largest independent coatings manufacturer, have now introduced a range of military standard paint systems in direct response to the UK MODs introduction of Def Stan 80-225. The new standard, which was introduced towards the end of 2018 and...
by Satzuma-Creative | Aug 27, 2019 | Archive
Offshore oil and gas operators have to cope with wildly fluctuating economic conditions, so the last thing they need to worry about is corrosion problems. Demands for 20-year corrosion protection, with the minimum amount of maintenance, are now common in the upstream...
by Satzuma-Creative | Aug 27, 2019 | Archive
Richard Stratton, Principal at Advanced Coating Solutions, lifts the lid on why traditional insulating materials don’t work and can contribute to corrosion under insulation (CUI). There are many historical coating/corrosion/temperature differential problems associated...
by Satzuma-Creative | Aug 22, 2019 | Archive
Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has announced the retirement of Joseph F. Harrington after 25 years with Advanced Polymer Coatings. In 1994 he was approached by Don Keehan, Chairman of Advanced Polymer Coatings, to further develop the Marine Coatings industry with...
