water market segment’s premier
choice for the protection of concrete or steel surfaces subjected
to the effects of H2S and microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC). As
a natural elastomer, Polibrid 705 is a replacement to coal tar epoxies and other
rigid coatings that will not hold up to the
expansion and contraction of concrete
without breaking said the company.
Interpon launches a new
website
Interpon Powder Coatings has
launched a new website— www.inter-pon.com—offering visitors a new, interactive online experience.
The new website features a fresh new
design and introduces an Expertise Center,
where customers can find detailed information about powder coatings. Technologies,
DAW to expand its regional operations from Dubai Industrial City
materials, applications, sustainability and
innovations are amongst the many topics
covered by the company.
The new website also features examples of projects where its coatings were
used in the past and a Powder Finder—
allowing visitors to find the right powder
coating for them based on color, performance properties, chemistry or application.
Visitors to the site can download technical data sheets (TDS), brochures, magazines and contact their local sales
representative, as well as ask questions of
the company experts.
Dubai Industrial City, the UAE’s leading manufacturing and logistics
destination and a member of TECOM Investments, has signed a project development agreement with Europe's third largest paint manufacturer, Deutsche Amphibolin-Werke (DAW), to become the location
for their Middle Eastern regional office of Caparol Paints LLC.
Caparol Paints, which began its regional operations from Al Quoz
Industrial Area in 1999, will establish a range of operational facilities at Dubai Industrial City that
include a paint manufacturing plant, warehouse, R&D laboratories, a Colour Design Studio, a customer service center, as well as administrative and training facilities. The new facility will support
Caparol's growing manufacturing and operational needs. In a broader perspective, the com-pany's capacity to manufacture products locally will also reduce the UAE's reliance on imports
from Germany.
"To optimally manufacture high quality paint products requires production facilities that
are state-of-the-art,” said Gary Seabrook, general manager, Caparol Paints. “Our search for
a location to build a factory that can manufacture our current range of products and potentially allow us to manufacture and introduce new technologies led us to Dubai Industrial City.
"The destination's vantage location and ready availability of infrastructure positioned it as
our location of choice,” Seabrook said. “From an administration perspective, it was simpler
and easier to establish a new plant at Dubai Industrial City. We are confident our new operations will allow us to consolidate our presence in the UAE and look beyond towards the rest
of the GCC region, as well as North Africa and Indian Ocean islands.
"Caparol Paints is a global leader in manufacturing paint,” said Abdulla Belhoul, managing director, Dubai Industrial City. “Its associated technology and strategic move to Dubai Industrial City within its industry-specific zone model will not only support their operational
growth in the MENASA markets but further consolidate our position as an industrial hub.
"Such increase in activity at Dubai Industrial City is in line with the upward nationwide
trend, which showed a growth of around 12. 8 percent in industrial investment in 2011, as
per recently published data by the UAE Ministry of Economy,” said Belhoul. “It also reflects
DI's commitment to supporting the country's drive to increase the manufacturing sector's
share in the GDP, from the current 16 percent to 25 percent in the coming years.”
Caparol Paints has a sophisticated R&D laboratory that studies and develops paint tech-
nology to incorporate new international trends in raw materials, and design new textures, col-
ors and finishes as demanded by local consumers and international architectural designs. The
paint being developed must also have the property to meet the region's harsh weather con-
ditions. Caparol's clientele currently includes major commercial and residential projects such
as the Jumeriah Golf Estates, Dubai, the Ritz Carlton DIFC, Sofitel Jumeriah Beach Residence,
Dubai, and the Etihad Plaza Al Raha Beach, Abu Dhabi.
Dubai Industrial City, the second largest non-real estate project in Dubai, is located on
Emirates Road near the new Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai Industrial City offers a
strategic advantage with its proximity to major highways and the Jebel Ali Port.
Hempel coating systems for
crude oil tankers meet latest
IMO performance standards
Hempel protective coating systems, including a range of Hempadur products
and shop primers, have passed the laboratory tests required by the International
Maritime Organization’s (IMO) performance standard for protective coatings for
cargo oil tanks (PSPC/COT).
The tests ensure that coatings for cargo
oil tanks in crude oil tankers comply with
the specifications of the IMO
MSC.288( 87) SOLAS regulations. The
performance standard requires approved
coatings to remain in “good” condition
for a period of 15 years from initial application. The regulation applies to all
building contracts placed on or after January 1, 2013 for newbuildings over 5,000
deadweight tons.
Testing was performed by COT bv in
the Netherlands, an independent laboratory accredited to carry out tests in accordance with MSC.288( 87). The coatings
are applied on panels and subjected to a
90-day gas-tight chamber test, which simulates the cargo tank environment in
loaded and unloaded condition, and a
180-day immersion test, which simulates
conditions in a loaded crude oil tank. The
test panels are then examined for blisters,
rust and other defects.
H.B. Fuller completes
acquisition of Forbo’s global
industrial adhesives business
H.B. Fuller Company has completed the acquisition of the global industrial adhesives
business of Forbo Group. The company en-
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