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INDUSTRY NEWS
Coatings Breakthrough – Hempel Develops Unique Coating System to Help Protect From the Hidden Dangers of CUI
The system is based upon polysiloxane technology but with a unique fibre reinforced filler system which helps provide additional protection from cracking due to high temperatures and thermal cycling.
https://nera.technologycatalogue.com/product_service/corrosion-under-insulation-cui-coating
AQPCI Expanding Reach in Protective Coatings
Dammam-based Al Qahtani Pipe Coating Industries (AQPCI), a leading specialist in providing anti-corrosion coating solutions to the oil, gas, power and water sector, plans to widen its pipe coating market by expanding to other continents.
https://ognnews.com/Article/43432/AQPCI_plans-to_expand_reach_to-other_continents
Armacell Breaks Ground At Pet Foams Headquarters
Armacell, a global leader in flexible foam for the equipment insulation market and a leading provider of engineered foams, last week Friday officially marked the start of a production extension at its PET Foams headquarters in Thimister-Clermont, Belgium, to accommodate two additional PET production lines.
https://www.armacell.com/news/armacell-breaks-ground-pet-foams-headquarters
Pernille Fritz Vilhelmsen new CPCO in Hempel
https://www.european-coatings.com/Markets-companies/Coatings-market/Pernille-Fritz-Vilhelmsen-new-CPCO-in-Hempel
Hempel Receives Sustainability Award
https://www.paintsquare.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=23139
One of Jotun’s Chief Chemists, Gard Reian Speaks on Understanding Tank Coatings
According to one of Jotun’s chief chemists, Gard Reian, owners and ship managers are increasingly focussed on the link between tank coatings and long-term profitability. “In today’s increasingly data-centric industry, owners and managers are seeking more evidence-based tools to evaluate the performance of tank coatings over time,” he says. “Our challenge was to select metrics that mimic real-world conditions, establish a solid testing methodology, and experiment with different products in a controlled setting. After all, what can be measured can be managed.”
https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/understanding-tank-coatings-61965
ShawCor Skids After Expecting Lower Q4 Earnings Versus Q3
https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/99349/shawcor-skids-after-expecting-lower-q4-earnings-versus-q3-51184.html
Oxifree Becomes Ppart of the Seal For Life Industries Group
In 2020 Oxifree became part of the Seal For Life Industries Group joining a long line of comprehensive protection products and technologies focused on corrosion prevention for pipeline, oil, gas and water infrastructure and industrial applications.
https://www.oxifree.com/about-us/
The Cost of Corrosion – Seal for Life
https://www.sealforlife.com/the-cost-of-corrosion/
Pipe Failure Probed as Cause of TPC Explosion
https://www.industrialfireworld.com/581567/pipe-rupture-probed-as-cause-of-tpc-explosion
KTA-Tator’s Trimber Retires, Worms Hired as New President and CEO-Elect
https://www.materialsperformance.com/news/2020/11/kta-tators-trimber-retires-worms-hired-as-new-president-and-ceo-elect
CORROSION UNDER INSULATION (CUI)
INEOS Presentation on Assessment and Monitoring of Corrosion Under Insulation
https://oilandgasuk.co.uk/event/nace-webcast-corrosion-under-insulation-assessment-monitoring-and-management/ (2nd December 2020)
Presented by Dr. Philip Enegela, Materials and Corrosion Engineering Subject Matter Expert, INEOS O&P UK Grangemouth
https://www.eemua.org/tni/Calendar/Webinars/EEMUA-Webinar-2-Dec-2020.aspx
Corrosion Radar – Corrosion Sensor development for detection of CUI
‘CorrosionRADAR’ is a long-thin-flexible sensor that acts as a corrosion coupon to the corrosive environment near it. Specially coded electromagnetic signals are sent through the sensor and the reflected signals are interpreted using proprietary algorithms to locate corrosion.
https://www.ogtc.com/solution-centre/projects/live-projects/corrosion-radar-corrosion-sensor-development-for-detection-of-cui/
ARIX Technologies is Selected as Winner for best New Robotic Solution for Detecting CUI
Industry Challenge by Phillips 66, Royal Dutch Shell and Woodside Energy
https://quasset.com/2020/11/04/industry-challenge-arix-technologies-is-selected-as-winner/
NEW RESEARCH
Enhanced Barrier Properties of Epoxy Coatings
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944020301387
Recent Advances in Graphene Oxide-Based Anticorrosive Coatings: An Overview
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/12/1149/pdf
Graphene and Graphene Oxide as New Class of Materials for Corrosion Control and Protection
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944020300734
Characterization of a Tetrafunctional Epoxy-Amine Coating for Corrosion Protection of Mild Steel
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030094402031256X?dgcid=rss_sd_all
Effect of Exposure Conditions on the Interfacial Bond Properties of SS400 Plate Coated with Various Epoxy Resins
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/12/1159/pdf
Eco-Friendly Corrosion Protection: The Potential of Graphene in Protective Coatings
https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=19887
PDMAS/Titanium Dioxide Epoxy Hybrid Nanocomposite Coating for Steel Petroleum Tanker Trucks
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944020300771
Formulation of a Smart Eco-friendly Anti-Corrosive Powder Coating
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0300944019314559
Significant Improvement of Anticorrosion Properties of Zinc-Containing Coating Using Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Noncovalent Modified Graphene Dispersions
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/12/1150/pdf
MARINE
Different Types of Corrosion on Ships and How to Limit It
https://shipinsight.com/articles/different-types-of-corrosion-on-ships/4/
Jotun Launches PSPC-approved Solvent-free Primer to the Worldwide Marine Market
Erik Risberg, global marketing director, Jotun Marine Coatings
https://coatings.specialchem.com/news/product-news/jotun-launches-solvent-free-primer-worldwide-000223271
Chugoku Marine Paints to Supply Solvent-free Epoxy for MR Tanker Newbuildings’ Water Ballast Tanks in South Korea (Hyundai Mipo Dockyard)
CMP’s new solvent-free epoxy coating “BANNOH 5000” will be applied to the WBTs of three MR tankers to be built in Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD)
https://www.cmp-chugoku.com/NEWS/2020/Press_release_solvent_free_epoxy23Mar2020_en.pdf
JOBS
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https://careers.akzonobel.com/job/Oslo-Sales-Account-Manager-Marine-&-Protective-Coatings-Norway-&-Nordics/633951801/
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• 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)
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• 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)
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