Lifting The Lid
Drone use in the oil & gas industry
Using drones to survey external structures is something that many inspection managers take full advantage of. The oil & gas industry utilises the technology for various reasons, including leak detection and asset inspection, explains Jason De Silveira, Founder and CEO, Nexxis
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...
Business is picking up says Lars Petersson, Group President & CEO, Hempel A/S
Let me start by emphasising: Hempel is indeed in business. We are taking care of our customers and their assets around the world despite the global COVID-19 situation. Our key priority right now is the health and safety of our employees, customers and partners. The...
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...