a fire, giving people valuable time to escape the building and for
fire fighters to put the fire out.
Hempel is a leading manufacturer of PFP products. Its existing range of PFP coatings for cellulosic fires, Hempacore, includes both fast-drying and waterborne versions, and has been
used on civil structures around the globe including airports,
train stations, logistics centers, sport facilities, warehouses and
industrial factories. A new R&D facility focused solely on PFP
coatings will enable Hempel to further expand its PFP product
range, including developing PFP coatings for hydrocarbon fires,
which are encountered in the oil and gas industry.
Lars Petersson, Group executive vice president & chief
operational officer at Hempel, commented. “The new fa-
cility will significantly increase our fire testing capabilities,
enabling us to expand and accelerate our PFP coatings de-
velopment. This is important for our company strategy, and
it will benefit many customers, who have the safety of their
employees as a top priority.”
The new facility will employ 35 experienced technicians and
scientists. It will be located in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda near
Barcelona, just five kilometres from Hempel’s existing Spanish
R&D facility and Spanish head office in Polinyà, which was es-
tablished in 1964 (although Hempel’s presence in Spain dates
back to the 1920s).
According to Hempel Group president & CEO Henrik
Andersen, it will be in an important addition to Hempel’s global
R&D network.
He commented: “At Hempel, R&D begins and ends with
the customer. Our 15 R&D centers around the globe all work
together as one organisation to ensure that our customers get
best-in-class solutions and technical support, whether they are
global, multinational or local. PFP coatings are a key element
in our Journey to Excellence strategy, and the new PFP-focused
R&D center will ensure we remain at the leading edge of this
important technological area.”
Hempel’s new passive fire protection coatings R&D center
at a glance:
• The new facility will be located in Santa Perpètua de
Mogoda, near Barcelona and just five kilometres from
Hempel’s existing Spanish R&D center in Polinyà
• The R&D center will employ 35 highly skilled technicians
and scientists from a number of countries
• Opening date: Q3 2018
• Focus: Passive fire protection coatings for both cellulosic
and hydrocarbon fires
PPG Completes COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES Project in Quattordio, Italy
PPG announced the completion of a COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES project that helped revitalize the exterior wall
of its automotive OEM coatings facility in Quattordio, Italy.
The project was part of the Quattordio Urban Art event, which
is an artistic journey of “graffiti” presented by famous artists on
11 walls in the village.
