The Gold Standard Foundation.
The first of its kind within the shipping industry, the
carbon credits methodology
is based on ship owners converting
existing vessels from a biocidal anti-fouling system to a premium, biocide-free advanced hull coating such as
AkzoNobel’s Intersleek®, part of the
company’s International® range of marine coatings.
Intersleek coatings are proven to increase a vessel’s operating efficiency and
reduce CO2 and associated emissions by
an average of 9 percent. Carbon credits
are awarded based on the reduction in
emissions, which can then be sold on the
carbon markets.
“This award is recognition of the
hard work and commitment from ev-
eryone involved in developing the car-
bon credits methodology,” said Trevor
Solomon, Intersleek business manager for
AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business.
“We see this as adding further credibility
to the initiative, which has seen a signifi-
cant uptake in ship owners enrolling in
the last year.”
Added Oscar Wezenbeek, manag-
ing director of AkzoNobel’s Marine
Coatings business: “We are delighted
that our efforts to develop the industry’s
first carbon credits methodology have
been recognized. This is another signifi-
cant step in helping and incentivizing
ship owners to invest in clean technol-
ogy and working towards reducing emis-
sions and improving the sustainability of
the shipping industry.”
In the first round of claims, two
ship owners are due to be awarded
a combined total of nearly $500,000
for 17 vessels in 2015. And based on
the 100 eligible vessels already con-
verted from a biocidal coating to the
Intersleek range, there is a further es-
timated $2.8 million available for ship
owners and operators.
AkzoNobel’s partners in developing the carbon credits methodology,
FReMCo, also won the Best Project
Developer – Energy Efficiency award in
recognition of the initiative. The Gold
Standard Foundation won the Best
Voluntary Standard award.
The Voice of Color Program
Provides Trends Color
Palettes for Targeted
Markets
The Voice of Color program by PPG
Industries released “The Book of Now,”
an oversized fan deck featuring a collection of color palettes for designers and architects based on design and color trends
forecasted for the residential, hotel, restaurant, retail and health care design
markets. The color palettes in “The Book
of Now” feature colors from the four color palettes of the Possibility trends collection that showcase color trends from The
Voice of Color program by PPG.
Each of the four Possibility trends
color palettes – Good Life, I’m Pulse,
Co-Leidoscope and IntroSense – was
selected during PPG’s annual Global
Color Workshop by experts from PPG
Industries, makers of PPG Pittsburgh
Paints, PPG Paints and PPG Porter Paints
products. Color stylists for various PPG
businesses around the world, representing the automotive, aerospace, consumer
electronics and architectural coatings
groups, collaborated to form the overarching idea of Possibility behind the palettes, which reflect consumers’ optimism
as they become fully aware and in command of where, how, what and why they
choose to purchase.
“The goal of our Global Color
Workshop is to collaborate and forecast
colors for a variety of markets, ensuring
designers and architects have the right
colors at every point in time, in every
geography and for every project,” said
Dee Schlotter, national color marketing
manager, The Voice of Color program of
PPG Architectural Coatings. “The color
palettes and design information in ‘The
Book of Now’ provide designers and
architects with color and design trends
forecasts so they can create spaces spe-
cific to a variety of markets and consum-
ers for the year ahead.”
The four Possibility trends color pal-
ettes are applied across each of the de-
sign markets in “The Book of Now”
and represent the societal influences and
demographic profiles that ultimately at-
tract consumers to certain colors at cer-
tain times. The suggested trending colors
are shown in the proportions in which
they are used in each market throughout
“The Book of Now,” as well as suggested
designs, materials and more to help de-
signers and architects create distinctively
unique spaces.
The Possibility trends color palettes
seen in “The Book of Now,” along with
2,000 additional colors in The Voice of
Color program, are available in any of
the PPG Pittsburgh Paints, PPG Paints
and PPG Porter Paints lines. In addition,
one-hour IDCEC- and AIA-accredited
presentations for each of these market
segments and more are available for your
firm, chapter meeting or conference.
The Voice of Color program is a program of PPG Architectural Coatings, a
business of PPG Industries, the world’s
leading coatings company.
To learn more about The Voice of
Color program and PPG Pittsburgh
Paints, PPG Paints and PPG Porter Paints
products, and to find the dealer nearest
you, please visit www.ppgvoiceofcolor.
com.
PPG Architectural Coatings, U.S. and
Canada, is an industry leader in residential and commercial coatings, delivering
the latest technologies and operational
advancements through its strong portfolio of brands. It is a business of PPG
Industries, the world’s leading coatings
company, and manufactures and sells interior and exterior paints, stains, caulks,
repair products, adhesives and sealants
for homeowners and professionals. Its
distribution network includes more than
15,000 touchpoints through company-owned stores, independent dealer locations and all major home improvement
centers across the U.S. and Canada.
Hempel Launches New
Global Brand Identity
After delivering record sales and net profit in 2014, Hempel A/S has further cause
for celebration, as it has launched a new
brand identity to mark its drive to offer
complete coating solutions for customers.
Hempel’s new logo, known as the
Helix, symbolises the dynamic layers and
motion of mixing coatings, whist also
being indicative of the global, connected
company Hempel has become. Overall the
