Hempel in Russian plant deal

Hempel has launched a new activated zinc primer, Hempadur Avantguard 860, specifically designed to protect steel structures in moderate to severe corrosive environments, such as harbour cranes. The new product rounds out Hempel’s proprietary Avantguard range, launched in 2014 (WorldCargo News, October 2014, p39), with an SSPC Paint 20 level 1 product.

Container manufacturers have transitioned to waterborne coatings, but a winter test is still to come for the coating supply chain.

The past year has seen China’s all important container manufacturing and shipping sectors affected by the introdcution of measures to limit primarily VOC and sulphur emissions, respectively.

Hempel A/S is to introduce “Hemparea Solutio 55770”, a single coat high solid polyurea solution, to its customers.

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Global coatings supplier Hempel has launched Hempadur Avant-Guard, a range of three new anti-corrosive zinc primers aimed at ensuring better anti-corrosion protection for industrial structures exposed to corrosion, such as cranes, offshore oil and gas platforms, wind turbines, etc.