Paints & Coating – Page 4
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NewsCustomers are asking for Coppercoat
Symblast’s Paul Hockey has noticed a trend away from the use of conventional antifoul over the last 12 months, with as many as 60% of his customers asking for Coppercoat.
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Antifoul additions are tailored to boat owners
International has introduced several additions to its antifouling range, each tailored towards individual boat owners and levels of fouling.
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Customers want greater colour choice
Developments in AkzoNobel’s Awlgrip range are shaped by a desire to help customers achieve the ultimate yacht finish, through aesthetic advancements and more efficient application.
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First dedicated antifoul for racers
Seajet’s new 035 Hard Racing is the company’s first dedicated antifoul product for yacht racers.
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Solvent is not required
Boero''s new Defender 613 underwater epoxy primer is a water resistant two-component epoxy primer to help protect and defend hulls from osmosis.
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Jotun offers performance guarantee
Consumer confidence in antifouling performance is low, says Jotun Yachting’s business development manager James Brickwood, however this is something that the company has been working hard to rectify.
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End-user costs are reduced
With the general increase in the price of raw materials, manufacturers are devising new ways of keeping end costs reduced.
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SMS invests in eco-friendly blasting unit
Southampton Marine Services (SMS) has invested in new equipment including an ultra-high pressure blasting unit to remove paint and old coatings from vessels.
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Biocidal regulation favours quality
The British Coatings Federation’s Marine Coatings Group has clarified the EU''s Biocidal Products Regulation aiming to ensure antifouling paints with the appropriate quality and performance remain available on the European market.
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Refit sees Lively Lady back in action
Classic yacht Lively Lady is back in the water 50 years after her first single-handed global circumnavigation, following a full repaint and extensive refit at Hayling Yacht Company.
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Sunreef’s diamond coating deal
Sun King Diamond Coating will be applied to Sunreef''s next launch of the 40 Open Sunreef Power.
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New primer from Seajet
Seajet has launched its latest underwater primer, an acrylic resin based formulation that provides a combined barrier, sealer or primer coat for either bare or pre-antifouled hulls.
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GYG to work on largest research and expedition vessel
GYG is to supply and apply the exterior filler and paint for the world’s largest research and expedition vessel.
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UV foul prevention technology to be developed
AkzoNobel has teamed up with Netherlands based healthcare company Royal Philips to develop ultraviolet light-emitting diodes fouling prevention technology.
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Hempel continues to develop Silic One
The Biocidal Product Regulations will lead to more pressures on disposal of antifoul and potentially significant costs.
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International streamlines and improves its antifouling range
For International, the Biocidal Product Regulations has been seen as an opportunity to streamline its antifouling range, while also improving on attributes such as performance, colour and durability.
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Antifoul paints have not been banned
There is still confusion regarding the future availability of antifouling paints says the British Coatings Federation’s Marine Coatings Group.
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Paints are distributed into the UK for the first time
Nyalic was originally developed for NASA. Now the product is available as a top coat for the UK’s marine market.
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Seajet has prepared its products as BRP ready 'for years'
Under the Biocidal Products Regulation, manufacturers had a deadline of December 31 2017 to submit their product dossiers to the relevant competent authority.
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Marineware’s new products tick performance boxes
Paint and coating technologies are continually evolving and progressing and never is this more important that in the marine industry currently.
