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COATINGS & CORROSION CONTROL “Hempel has a very important role to play in helping our customers on their separate journeys towards sustainability.”

Lars Petersson

Hempel Group

President & CEO

Image courtesy Hampel

If the shipowner continues to use high- cus on fuel savings is due to new regula- ated emissions, Hempel offers marine sulfur fuel oil (HSFO), then this usage tion and ambitious climate targets. This customers SHAPE, a propulsion moni- combined with a premium hull coating creates new opportunities as customers toring and analysis service that enables such as Hempaguard MaX can generate rely on Hempel’s solutions to help max- operators to document performance and savings giving payback on investments imize operational excellence.” make continuous improvements to re- in scrubber systems and the coating in duce fuel consumption and associated just over ? ve years. In addition, ship- Tech: The Key to Sustainability CO2 emissions.

owners can save up to two tonnes VOC A 17 percent reduction in fuel con- “Hempel has a very important role to per docking when applying Hempa- sumption and associated CO2 emissions play in helping our customers on their guard MaX compared to a conventional is achieved through Hempel’s patented separate journeys towards sustainabil- antifoulant. “Sustainability will be a Actiguard technology which integrates ity. In the marine segment, our coat- key driver for innovation and optimiza- silicone-hydrogel and full diffusion ings have never been more in demand tion of the shipping industry for years control of biocides in a single coating than they are today. As an example, to come. As fuel costs rise due to new with an “extremely low” Average Hull this is illustrated by the demand for our requirements and demands, we expect Roughness due to the combination of its Hempaguard MaX solution. As sustain- more and more shipowners to invest in interdependent layers. The new Hempa- ability becomes ever more engrained in proven technologies that increase fuel guard MaX coating is based on Hempa- our customers’ core business, we ex- ef? ciency and limit CO2 emissions,” guard X7, which has been applied to pect this trend to continue,” said Lars said Michael Hansen, Hempel’s Ex- more than 1,700 vessels since its launch Petersson, Hempel Group President & ecutive Vice President & Chief Com- in 2013, resulting in a collective annual CEO. “We’re an ambitious company mercial Of? cer. “In partnership with fuel bill reduction of more than $500 on a strong growth curve. Our target is the shipping industry, Hempel has for million and an associated annual CO2 to double Hempel in ? ve years, and we years been committed to limiting fuel emissions reduction of more than 10 remain on track. We want to lead the consumption using hydrodynamic hull million tonnes. industry in market-driven innovation, coatings, which reduce drag and im- Besides offering hull coating solutions sustainability and customer focus,” Pe- prove fuel ef? ciency. The increased fo- to reduce fuel consumption and associ- tersson concluded.

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