materials on floors and walls
with safer products donated
by PPG and its local distributor. PPG also operates an adhesives and sealants plant in Kolomna,
Russia, and the company donated to a
local school there to help it better serve
young people in the community.
“As a community partner, PPG wants
to support local organizations that are
making a difference where our employees
work and live,” said Jens Brackebusch,
PPG general manager, Russia. “This is an
important part of our global mission to
be caring, responsible corporate citizens
in our communities.”
Sherwin-Williams’
Microbicidal Interior Paint
Wins Edison Award
Sherwin-Williams’ Paint Shield was voted
an Edison Award Bronze Winner for innovation. Paint Shield is an Interior microbicidal latex paint.
“We are constantly motivated at
Sherwin-Williams to find solutions to
problems and push the boundaries of
what paint can do,” said Steve Revnew,
senior vice president of product innova-
tion, Sherwin-Williams. “We are honored
by this recognition for creating an inno-
vative product, especially given the high
caliber of others receiving this award.”
The ballot of nominees for the Edison
Awards was judged by a panel of more
than 3,000 leading business executives
including past award winners, academ-
ics and leaders in the fields of product
development, design, engineering, sci-
ence and medicine.
AkzoNobel Opens New
Performance Coatings
Facility in Chonburi,
Thailand
Responding to current and expected production needs for Thailand and South
East Asia region, AkzoNobel has opened
a new Performance Coatings production
Hempel Coats Innovative New Luxury Cruise Ship Silver Muse from Head to Toe
Hempguard X7 uses 95 percent less biocide than traditional antifoulings.
Luxury cruise line owner and operator Silversea has appointed leading coatings supplier Hempel to deliver innovative coating solutions for its newbuild 40,700 GT cruise ship Silver Muse.
Alongside top quality performance, it was vital for Silversea’s
that its coatings delivered fuel savings and minimised maintenance costs.
Silver Muse was built at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa Se-stri Ponente and delivered on Monday, April 3.
Silversea was impressed with Hempel’s understanding of the
highly competitive cruise industry and the increasing pressure to
improve operational efficiency whilst complying with strict environmental regulations. This led the company to select Hempel’s
advanced fouling defense coating Hempaguard X7 to protect
the hull of its new vessel.
Hempaguard X7 uses an advanced combination of hydro-gel-silicone and an efficient fouling preventing biocide in a single coat. This technology releases 95 percent less biocide than
traditional antifoulings delivering enhanced environmental performance. A significant six per cent fuel saving compared with
best-in-class antifoulings over the entire docking interval maximises operational efficiency. The effectiveness of Hempaguard
X7 over an extended docking interval of up to 90 months helps
minimise maintenance costs.
Kim Scheibel, Group Director, Marine/Container, New Build-
ing, Hempel A/S commented, “Silver Muse will be trading
mainly in the warm waters of the Mediterranean which tend to
encourage fouling. Cruise ships operate unique trading pat-
terns which involve a combination of slow and fast steaming as
well as regular periods alongside. An effective hull coating must
be trusted to deliver flexible protection. Hempaguard provides
proven outstanding resistance to fouling during idle periods
of up to 120 days and retains its effectiveness at all passage
speeds.”
Roberto Martinoli, CEO of Silversea said, “At Silversea we
are fully committed to operating in the most efficient way and
with minimal impact on the marine environment. Hempaguard
not only promises to deliver impressive fuel savings which will
help us contain our costs, but it also will incredibly help us to
reduce CO2 emissions. We are honoured that Silver Muse was
awarded the RINA GREEN PLUS voluntary notation, which is
based on an environmental performance index that covers all
aspects of the vessel’s impact on the environment, including car-
bon emissions.”
Application of the entire coating system on the hull took just
four days. Other products applied to the Silver Muse include
Hempathane TC 55210 (a two-component glossy acrylic poly-
urethane coating) for the topsides and external areas, Hempa-
dur Quattro 17634 (a two-component universal epoxy IMO
PSPC compliant coating) for the ballast tanks, Hempadur 35560
(solvent-free two-component high-build polyamine adduct
cured epoxy coating) for the potable water tanks and Hempa-
dur 85671 (a two-component amine adduct cured phenolic ep-
oxy (novolac) coating) for the grey water tanks.
