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COATINGS & CORROSION CONTROL

Royal Chemical Corp.

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Royal Chemical offers Easy Kote, a new multipurpose surface toler- ant paint which is a water based modified asphaltic coating which dries to a semihard finish. The coating has gone through compre- hensive testing by Marine

Materials Technology Centre for

Applied Materials Research in

Norway.

Eureka Chemical Co.

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For maintenance of ballast tanks, the soft coating Fluid Film is billed as complete, affordable protection by Eureka Chemical

Company.

Emerald Creek Garnet Co.

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Emerald Creek Garnet is designed as a coast effective solu- tion for tough blasting projects. It is manufactured to ensure low free silica with no toxic metals, low material consumption and reduced disposal, and extremely low dust levels.

Cygnus Instruments

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Cygnus provides the means to perform ultrasonic coatings thick- ness testing on decks, bulkheads, tanks and hull plates without grinding. (Coatings & Corrosion Control Review continued on next page)

Ashland Chemical Acquires Assets Of Shipboard Chemical Supplier

Ashland Chemical Co., a division of Ashland Inc., has acquired the assets of Dearborn Marine Group's South American business, a shipboard chemical supplier of W.R. Grace & Co. The Dearborn Marine Group sup- plies chemical products to South American flag vessels and international vessels that travel between South American and the rest of the world.

The business will be integrated into Ashland's Drew Marine business, a manufacturer and marketer of chemicals and other shipboard supplies for the world's fleets. The sale encompasses assets, including inventory and equipment.

Aker Omega And Mustang Engineering Form Alliance

Following the partnering trend in the oil industry, Houston-based com- panies Aker Omega, Inc. and Mustang Engineering, Inc. have formed an alliance which will provide additional growth opportunities for both orga- nizations, particularly in Gulf of Mexico deepwater projects.

Aker Omega will continue to expand its deepwater marine and subsea capabilities, in conjunction with sister companies Aker Marine, Aker Gulf

Marine, Deep Oil Technology and Spars International. Mustang

Engineering will continue to expand its detailed engineering capabilities, particularly for topside facilities. Some staff transfers will take place, in order to be consistent with these objectives.

New IACS Chairman Stresses Need For Safety Consensus

Bulk carrier safety and consensus efforts to deliver maritime safety improvements will reportedly head the agenda for the International

Association of Classification Societies (IACS) dur- ing the next year. Incoming Chairman Dong

Jiufend, of the China Classification Society (CCS), will lead the society's continuing focus on developments for a safer bulk carrier fleet.

Among other key measures, IACS' May Council meeting agreed to accelerate work on new Unified

Requirements for bulk carrier newbuildings con- tracted on or after July 1, 1998, and on fresh research into increasing the survivability of laden ships experiencing hold flooding. Further acceler- ation of intensified cargo hold surveys on older bulkers, more rigorous provisions in IACS'

Enhanced Survey Program, and more industry cooperation to improve loading practices were other initiatives agreed upon at the May Council.

Falk Forms Australian Joint Venture

The Falk Corporation and Leussink Engineering of Unaderra, New South Wales, Australia, have formed a joint venture company to rebuild and repair enclosed gear drives and other mechanical power transmission machinery. The new company,

Falk Renew Pty. Ltd., will serve the Australian,

New Zealand and Indonesian markets, and is headed by 36-year Falk employee Ron Schultz.

The Falk Corp. is a leading manufacturer of industrial power transmission machinery, includ- ing standard and custom gear drives, flexible shaft couplings, backstops and fluid power drives and couplings.

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PSR's strongest rope, Plasma® 12 Strand, is manufactured with 100% Spectra® fiber that has been enhanced by our patented re-crystallization process. It is 50% stronger than conventional

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