Compliant uni-primer

Although specifically developed for ballast water tanks in new vessels, the new coating can also be used as a uni-primer for most vessel areas – above and below the waterline – providing high quality performance and peace of mind for customers.

IMO requires the use of a PSPC certified coating for water ballast tanks and the launch of a new range of pure epoxy coatings represents the latest state-of-the-art in pure epoxy technology which delivers optimised performance based on customer requirements.

According to Hempel, Hempadur Quattro XO offers: high quality pure epoxy technology, high efficiency for yards due to fast drying and year around applications from -10C to +40C, and the option to upgrade with aluminium pigmentation & proprietary fibre reinforcement technology to enhance anti-corrosion properties.

Developed specifically with customer requirements in mind, Hempadur Quattro XO consists of a range of high quality pure epoxy coatings to suit the different yard working methods and VOC requirements. Longer re-coat intervals are required in Korea and Europe whereas shorter intervals have been adopted in China and the Americas. Similarly, Korea and the US prefer 80% volume solids whilst China mainly works with 60-70%.

Speaking at the launch, product manager Roger Chen commented: “This new product range has been in development for three years and builds on the wide success of our existing Hempadur Quattro family of epoxy coatings. Making use of the state-of-the-art pure epoxy technology and providing opportunity to reinforce performance with aluminium pigmentation and proprietary micro-fibre reinforcement technology ensures exceptionally high protection at a reasonable price.”

By Jake Frith