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INDUSTRY NEWS
PPG Repeatedly Raising Prices of Paint and Coatings as Inflation in Raw Material and Logistics Costs Pressures the $40 Billion Business
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-10/inflation-being-here-to-stay-has-ppg-preparing-more-price-hikes
Akzo Nobel Hit With New Lawsuit over Epoxy Coating it Supplied for Use on Ichthys LNG Project
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/Y3piDOew3hbvjsX#pdfviewer
Concern Over Corrosion Found at Woodside’s North West Shelf LNG
https://www.boilingcold.com.au/concern-over-corrosion-found-at-woodsides-north-west-shelf-lng-plant/
Dulux Showcase Duremax™ HBE Fast Cure High Build Epoxy Coating [PDF]
https://www.duluxprotectivecoatings.com.au/media/2544/duremax_hbe_june_2021.pdf
Chartek™ Fire Protection Coating Found to be Cracked On Pipework During Inspection at LNG Plant
https://www.boilingcold.com.au/concern-over-corrosion-found-at-woodsides-north-west-shelf-lng-plant/
New Report – “Corrosion Cost and Impact Australasian Review” July 1, 2021 (Declassified)
https://membership.corrosion.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Impacts-of-Corrosion-in-Australasia-3.6.pdf
New High-temperature Anticorrosive Coating Developed by Zhisheng Weihua Chemical Co (CHINA)
https://topic.echemi.com/a/the-first-domestic-r-d-and-production-base-for-heavy-duty-anti-corrosion-coatings-was-listed-in-beijing_166952.html
Premier Coatings Ltd’s Corrosion Prevention and Sealing Technology Leader Launches New Website
https://fuentitech.com/premier-coatings-ltds-corrosion-prevention-and-sealing-technology-leader-launches-new-website/122615/
New Marine Hull Coating Showed Zero Barnacle Growth After 63 Months in Biofouling Hotspots
https://www.coatingsworld.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2021-07-09/tanker-vessel-mt-calypso-validates-selektope-antifouling-ability/
NEW RESEARCH
Sequentially Bridged Graphene Sheets for High-Performance Anticorrosion Epoxy Coatings
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/admi.202100452?af=R
Graphene Oxide-Based Polyaniline Composite Coatings
https://www.european-coatings.com/articles/2021/07/graphene-oxide-based-polyaniline-composites
Self-Healing Epoxy Coating Synthesis with Microcapsules
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653521019640
Multilayer Structural Epoxy Composite Coating Towards Long-term Corrosion/Wear Protection
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008622321006904
Research on the Anticorrosion Properties of Cerium Oxide and Graphene Epoxy Nanocomposite Coating in Simulated Sea Water
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/13/2072/pdf
Study of Epoxy/Alumina Composite Coating on 316L Steel with Excellent Wear and Anticorrosion Properties
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-91741-y
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• 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)
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• Degree of Cure by Thermal Analysis (DSC)
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• 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
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