Asia Pacific: New ship construction and dry dock business are very active

The growth of AkzoNobel's marine and protective coatings business was mainly due to favorable monetary policies and the surge in marine coatings sales, as the protective coatings business was due to unfavorable factors such as project delays in the global oil and gas industry and global budget compression.

Jotun Coatings stated that in terms of marine coatings, 2015 was a pretty good year.

Jotun believes that the growth of marine coatings can be attributed to multiple factors.

Asia Pacific drives growth

The Asia-Pacific region is still the most important market for marine coatings, and the business of new ship construction and dry docking in this region is quite active.

According to Akzo Nobel's research, the areas where new ship construction and offshore facility construction are more active are concentrated in South Korea and China.

Jotun Coatings also believes that Asia is a very important market for the marine coatings industry, especially when it comes to the construction of new ships, South Korea, Japan and China can be said to have a dominant position.

Environmental regulations

Environmental regulations will become increasingly stringent in the next few years.

　　The core of these regulations is to prove that products are safe and friendly to consumers and the environment.

　　Both the EU's BPR (Fungicide Product Regulation) or REACH (Chemical Registration, Evaluation, Permit and Restriction Act) will have a profound impact on the marine coatings industry.

　　Biocide product regulations BPR will affect the availability of biocides used in the antifouling coating industry.

　　There is also a significant uncertainty caused by the differences in the approval methods for different substances in each country.

　　So far, specific measures to manage fungicides have not been implemented in these countries, so coating manufacturers should take precautions, not just for fungicides that have been on the market.

　　Newly developed

　　Akzo Nobel believes that a major development trend of marine coatings is to follow current and future environmental regulations.

　　Akzo Nobel has always been at the forefront of meeting these needs through innovation, especially in hull coatings, where they have extensively used ecologically effective technologies.

　　Although everyone understands that not every shipowner and operator will use high-performance products, it is a common need to improve the operational efficiency of the fleet.
To this end, Akzo Nobel will continue to provide customers with a comprehensive product selection to help customers achieve a sustainable value chain.
For example, Intercept 8000LPP is a fungicide-type polished polymer antifouling patented "Lubyon" product, which can provide long-term protection for 90 months.
Although the price of this product is lower than Intersleek 1100SR, it can still help save energy consumption by up to 5%.

　　Akzo Nobel also pointed out that there have been significant changes in demand in the offshore market.
Offshore floating production and storage vessels (FPSOs) are decreasing and replaced by large investments in Norwegian oil and gas assets.

　　While the market segment of floating LNG storage devices is accelerating, the demand for floating storage and regasification devices is also rising, as various countries are seeking larger-scale offshore LNG to replace land-based LNG.
With the tightening of offshore profits, the demand for low-dosage and high-performance anti-hydrocarbon fire-resistant coatings is increasing.
This reflects the market's further focus on improving productivity and reducing application costs.

　　In terms of anti-corrosion coatings, Akzo Nobel proposes that pure epoxy universal primers will become an option to provide long-term protection.
Consumers are looking for coatings that are less complex but can obtain long-term protection under various operating conditions.

　　The investment crunch in the offshore market has led to more refined operating expenditure analysis, which requires coating companies to use advanced IT technology and corrosion investigations to provide a more comprehensive asset management method, so that consumers' business budgets can be more planned.

　　Jotun Paint has been developing ISO standards for measuring hull performance.
The standard is expected to be approved within one year.
This method standard will make it possible to measure the fouling performance of the hull during the voyage, and is a good reference basis for ship operators to choose hull coating solutions suitable for their ships.
A solution launched by Jotun Paints fully meets this standard.
The antifouling paint SeaQuantum X200 it contains can guarantee the loss at the highest speed during a sailing cycle.

　　In addition, the protective and marine coatings business of PPG coatings launched PITT-CHARXP coating, a dual-performance low-temperature leakage protection (CSP) coating that protects the substrate against extreme high and low temperatures in marine and industrial environments.
Because the formula is based on an intumescent passive fire protection (PFP) coating designed with a flexible epoxy-based design, PITT-CHARXP coatings can protect steel structures and provide thermal insulation during fire to protect against high temperatures.

　　"The profits of LNG projects continue to grow, while the oil and gas industry continues to cut expenses.
After weighing the pros and cons, owners and engineers need to minimize manufacturing and construction expenses.
" PPG said.
When it comes to intumescent passive fire protection coatings and low-temperature leakage protection coatings, compared with traditional composite systems, PITT-CHARXP coating’s patented design elastic resin system can significantly speed up the production cycle while reducing costs, and can avoid transportation and Damage caused during the construction process.
In general, PPG's comprehensive protective coating series includes storage tank interior paint, zinc-rich primer, general-purpose epoxy primer, splash zone and subsea component paint, durable finished paint, and expanded passive fire protection for oil and gas.
Paint and low temperature leakage protection paint system.

　　Akzo Nobel’s latest products include Intersleek 1100SR, Intercept 8000LPP and Chartek 8E.
Intersleek 1100SR is the first biocide-free product in the marine industry, and its fluoropolymer technology can intercept sludge.
The annual additional cost spent by the shipping industry in intercepting sludge is equivalent to 44 million tons of fuel oil and 134 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
The development of fluoropolymers includes a three-year research and development program involving marine biologists, hydrodynamicists and polymer scientists.
With the support of a world-renowned independent academic institution, the project has undergone four years of laboratory testing and data verification provided by several world-leading ships and operating companies in practical applications.

　　Intersleek 1100SR can help ships reduce fuel consumption throughout the voyage cycle.
It is suitable for all commercial ships, even slow ships or super slow steam ships, even in warm ocean environments.
Intersleek 1100SR has good antistatic properties.
Provide excellent anti-pollution services.
Once the ship is sailing in the water, any sludge attached during berthing will automatically detach from the hull.
Therefore, ships can reduce resistance, improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions through the use of this coating.
"Intersleek technology has been proven to improve the fuel efficiency of ships, reduce carbon emissions, and reduce fuel costs by approximately 9%.
" Akzo Nobel pointed out.

　　Compared with previous antifouling systems, Intersleek 1100SR without biocides has a higher solid content and a thinner film thickness.
As far as the amount of paint is concerned, the volume is saved by 40%, and the VOC emission is reduced by 60%.
Since its launch in 2013, nearly 500 ships in the shipping industry have adopted this technology.

　　In addition to reducing fuel consumption and reducing carbon emissions, the benefits of Intersleek 1100SR can also enable shipowners or operators who have registered for the Akzo Nobel carbon credit project to obtain additional benefits.
This is the cooperation between the shipping industry and the Golden Label Foundation.
Pioneered.
If shipowners change their existing antifouling system for ships from a biocide-containing system to a higher-quality biocide-free hull coating, such as the Intersleek series coating system, they can have the opportunity to obtain the above benefits.

　　100 ships have successfully converted their anti-fouling systems from biocide coatings to Intersleek technology.
According to calculations, the carbon credit loans that can be provided to ship owners and operators have reached about 28 million U.
S.
dollars.
The first batch of US$500,000 worth of 17 ships is already under review and is expected to be released soon.

　　Intercept 8000 LPP is AkzoNobel's other new biocide series polished polymer antifouling technology, which can provide up to 90 months of antifouling protection, which can help shipowners and operators to effectively plan the full cycle of ships.
Make a budget.

　　Compared with the controlled use of polymer antifouling paint, it can improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions by 5%.
This is because the technology is based on the patented LUBYON polymer technology, giving the coating a "super-hydrophilic" surface, which means that the coating will produce a super-lubricating effect when immersed to reduce friction.

　　LUBYON technology reacts with seawater through a uniform surface active zone, and only releases a small amount of bactericide during the entire anti-fouling effective period.
Strictly speaking, the release rate of the fungicide is basically not affected by the seawater temperature, which means that Intercept8000LPP has great flexibility and can be used on any route in any season.

　　The third new product, Chartek 8E, is a high-performance two-component epoxy intumescent passive fire protection product, which is mainly designed for the offshore oil and gas industry.
Chartek 8E can significantly reduce the amount of paint used to meet the key needs of customers while meeting the basic requirements of performance.
Chartek 8E is based on a technology that has been proven in practice.
It can withstand organic hydrocarbon flames for more than 60 minutes without the use of grids; if the grid steel is used, it can also achieve the effect of 60 minutes of flame resistance.

　　In addition to Akzo Nobel's new achievements in the paint industry, Axalta Coating Systems and Hempel have also formed a strategic partnership in oil and gas pipeline coatings.
This strategic partnership will make Axalta's adaptability/availability in the North American oil and gas pipeline market possible.
The outer paint of the coating system has excellent anti-corrosion properties, and the inner paint can improve the efficiency of oil and gas flow in the pipeline.

　　Axalta said that they are very happy to cooperate with Hempel to provide a comprehensive product line for the North American market, including world-class powder coatings and liquid coatings.
This new partnership integrates Axalta's hot-melt epoxy powder coating for external corrosion protection of oil and gas pipelines and Hempel coatings, which are applied to the inner wall of the pipe, and optimize the process efficiency of epoxy liquid coatings.
The resulting product combination is suitable for the anti-abrasion and anti-corrosion needs of the inner and outer walls of pipelines in any harsh environment.
"By matching the products of Axalta and Hempel, we have further improved our ability to provide customers with unparalleled competitiveness and technology platforms in the oil and gas pipeline industry.
" Hempel also said.
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