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INDUSTRY NEWS
Arsenal Capital, Seal For Life Announce HBE Liquid Epoxy Coatings Acquisition from Shawcor (Breaking News)
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has recently announced that its coatings platform, Seal For Life Industries has acquired the Canusa-CPA business from Shawcor.
https://www.sealforlife.com/arsenal-capital-and-seal-for-life-announce-acquisition-of-canusa/
Hempel Sets Sights on Growth and Revenue Doubling Over Five Years in Refocus Strategy (Breaking News)
https://shipinsight.com/articles/hempel-sets-sights-on-growth-and-revenue-doubling-over-five-years-in-refocus-strategy/
Sustainability ‘At the Heart’ of New Hempel Strategy, Says Group President & CEO Lars Petersson
https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/refurb-interiors/sustainability-heart-new-hempel-strategy-says-group-president-ceo-lars-petersson
DNV GL Managing the Significant Threat of Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI Presentation)
https://www.spe-aberdeen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thurs_DNVGL-RP-G109-presentation-rev-1.pdf
DNV GL Performance Standard for Protective Coatings
https://rules.dnvgl.com/docs/pdf/DNVGL/RU-SHIP/2020-10/DNVGL-RU-SHIP-Pt6Ch1.pdf
Sparc is Aiming for $22bn Protective Coatings Market with Graphene Coatings
https://stockhead.com.au/resources/sparc-technologies-graphene-coatings-show-improved-product-performance/
https://stockhead.com.au/tech/acacia-swaps-coal-for-graphene-re-lists-on-the-asx-as-sparc-technologies/
Jotun Seeking R&D Engineer for Testing of Marine and Protective Coatings at R&D Centre in Sandefjord, Norway
https://www.finn.no/job/fulltime/ad.html?finnkode=204103427
NEW RESEARCH
Curing of Functionalized Superhydrophobic Inorganic/Epoxy Nanocomposite and Application as Coatings for Steel
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/1/83/pdf
Polymeric Nanocomposite Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Steel
https://educompetitions.edu.gov.qa/Files/poster_files/eccde8fe-24f4-443a-8f70-1e9e1598e6f5.pdf
Modification of Graphene and Graphene Oxide and Their Applications in Anticorrosive Coatings
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11998-020-00435-z
Trifunctional Epoxy Resin as Anticorrosive Material for Carbon Steel
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468023020306994?via=ihub
Multifunctional AgO/epoxy nanocomposites with Enhanced Mechanical, Anticorrosion and Bactericidal Properties
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944020313412
Polybenzoxazine-Modified Epoxy Resin: Thermal Properties and Coating Performance
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1023666X.2020.1867390?journalCode=gpac20
Electrochemical Behaviour of Zinc Rich Epoxy Coatings Nanohybrid Coatings During Marine Biofilm Formation
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/maco.202011997
Different Epoxy Marine Coatings For Every Part of a Ship
With the estimated cost of corrosion-related expenses totalling $2.5 trillion, it pays to find the right coating for your ship.
https://industrytoday.com/different-marine-coatings-for-every-part-of-a-ship/
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ExcelPlas Labs provides independent testing, analysis and investigation on protective coatings to prevent corrosion.
ExcelPlas has extensive analytical capabilities for testing of Protective Coatings and Insulation Consulting for major oil and gas companies.
We conduct corrosion surveys, coating sampling, coating analysis and testing to ensure coating specifications for a wide range of onshore and offshore clients in Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region.
ExcelPlas Labs offer a full range of coating testing and analytical services to Australia’s mining, oil, gas and infrastructure sectors.
Forensic analysis for undertaking various coating based failure investigations and problem solving.
ExcelPlas Undertakes Analysis & Testing of Polymer Coating Systems including:
• Epoxy Protective Coatings
• Epoxy-Phenolic Protective Coatings
• Fusion bonded epoxy (FBE)
• Dual-Layer Fusion bonded epoxy (DLFBE)
• Liquid applied epoxy (LAE)
• Abrasion resistant overcoat (ARO)
• Three-layer PE (3LPE)
• Multi-component liquid spray (MCL)
• Heat shrink sleeves (HSS)
Testing on Coatings that ExcelPlas can Undertake includes:
• Coating identification by Infra-red Analysis (FTIR)
• Degree of Cure by Thermal Analysis (DSC)
• Coating Filler Identification by X-ray Analysis (EDS/XRD)
• Coating Microstructure by Embedding, Polishing and Optical Microscopy (OM)
• Coating Thermal Stability and Composition by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
DSC – Phase transition/volatiles / Tg / degree of cure/characterisation
TGA – Volatile compounds, inorganic mass % mix ratio
Element mapping for chlorides on paint flakes
Microscopy -Count layers and thickness of layers
-Assess porosity and voids
-Check distribution and orientation of filler particles
Condition monitoring and analysis of corrosion prevention coatings (epoxies, epoxy-phenolics)
http://www.excelplas.com/
Testing of Epoxy Coatings (LAE, FJC, FBE), heat shrink sleeves and tapes, barrier tapes and meshes.
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