Coatings World - JUNE 2013

pipeclad coatings have increased penetration in this seg-
ment due to superior technology, ease of application, and
best-in-class service.”
He added that global energy demand and consumption will
continue to expand and grow which will drive the need for more
oil and gas related structures like pipelines which should pro-
vide a positive outlook for the next five to 10 years.

“All segments maintain areas that are very interesting to
target thus the importance to stay close to the markets and
to understand the current and underlying needs of our cus-
tomers,” said Likouressis. “Even though new built activities
are growing and not only because the yards are looking at
offshore to counter balance the difficult market situation in
marine, maintenance is becoming more and more important
because asset owners want to prolong the life of their assets as
much as possible.”
“The asset owners are looking for a complete life cycle solu-
tion, including the initial construction cost but also the opera-
tion and the maintenance costs afterwards,” added Likouressi.
“At the same time the steel fabricators and the yards are looking
for solutions that will increase their performance and decrease
the total construction. Hempel develops solutions that meet the
above needs and remains at the same time very competitive.”
The key to staying competitive in the industrial coatings mar-
ket, is delivering products with superior performance. Industrial
coatings are used on a wide variety of high end items and need
to offer the highest level of corrosion prevention.

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