PCN – Communicating News In Protective Coatings Globally in Real TimeLeading Source of Industry News on Protective Coatings for Oil & Gas, Pipelines, Marine and ConstructionStay in Touch with the Cladding Industry While Social Distancing NEWSMAKERS: * Axalta * Akzo Nobel * Carboline * DENSO * ExcelPlas * Hempel * Jotun * NACE * PPG Akzo Nobel Protective Coatings Loses Around Quarter of Sales in April-May Lockdowns https://www.reuters.com/article/akzo-nobel-sales/akzo-nobel-loses-around-quarter-of-sales-in-april-may-lockdowns-idUSL8N2DO1V7 Akzo Nobel Says Virus has Hit Revenue https://www.marketwatch.com/story/akzo-nobel-says-virus-has-hit-revenue-2020-06-11 AkzoNobel Revenue Down 30% In April, 20% In May https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/akzonobel-revenue-down-30-in-april-20-in-may-1029299419 PPG Initiates Global Restructuring, Targeting $170 Million in Annual Savings https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200608005150/en/PPG-Initiates-Global-Restructuring-Targeting-170-Million Jotun Expands Factories in Egypt and one in Vietnam, with a total of 36 Advanced Dispersion Technology Dissolver machines https://www.niemann.de/us/news/detail/news/dispatch-of-the-large-order-of-jotun-vietnam/ ExcelPlas Labs – The Experts in Failure Analysis of Protective Coatings We use an array of advanced analytical instruments to characterise, identify and probe coating failure to determine the root cause of failure. Our sophisticated approach combined the following techniques to understand coating failures: FTIR-DSC-TGA-SOM-SEM-EDS-XRD-EIS-QUV-SSC https://www.excelplas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Excelplas-A4-Brochure-4pp-Coating-NTs.pdf PPG New Asset Integrity Management Software Wins Awards The software enables maintenance engineers to more accurately forecast which assets will require a new coating or surface repair and when that work must be done https://www.coatingsworld.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-06-11/ppg-receives-2-it-innovation-awards-from-idgs-cio-magazine/ Jotun Protective Coatings- Skating into a New Age of Sustainability https://energynorthern.com/2020/06/12/skating-into-a-new-age-of-sustainability/ Hempel Coatings Protect Over 20,000 ISG Containers https://container-mag.com/2020/06/12/hempel-coatings-protect-over-20000-isg-containers/ Axalta Releases First Quarter 2020 Results, Provides Update on COVID-19 Impacts https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7279741/ Axalta Announces New Australian Headquarters in West Sydney https://www.axalta.com/au/en_GB/newsroom/news-releases/AxaltaAnnouncesNewAustralianHeadquartersinWestSydney.html Enhanced Corrosion Resistance and Adhesion of Epoxy Coating by Two-Dimensional Graphite-Like Nanosheets https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021979720307724 Nanoclay Dispersion and Colloidal Stability Improvement in Phenol Novolac Epoxy Composite via Graphene Oxide for the Achievement of Superior Corrosion Protection Performance https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010938X19324278 Correlation Between the Physical Structure of a Commercially Formulated Epoxy Paint and its EIS Response https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944020301326 Fabrication and Characterization of Alumina-Silica /Poly(o-toluidine) Nanocomposites as Novel Anticorrosive Epoxy Coatings Films on Carbon Steel https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0026265X20301624 This newsletter is brought to you by ExcelPlas Coating Labs (http://www.excelplas.com/) 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. http://www.excelplas.com/ |