A new range of universal primers for the newbuilding market is being introduced to
address the productivity, regulatory, performance and commercial needs of
shipyards and ship owners alike — wherever they are.
Ship builders and owners can now better choose how they meet productivity and
performance targets and comply with the International Maritime Organization’s
Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) and new regional
regulations limiting Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions, such as the
EU’s Solvents Emissions Directive.
Whilst newbuilding shipyards all have different construction methods, build
different vessels, are exposed to seasonal fluctuations in climatic conditions and are
subject to global and local regulation, our new range of universal primers offers
shipyards worldwide customized products to meet those different
needs.
For the newbuilding shipyard the product range offers universal
application, high volume solids with low VOC, year round workability
with fast drying, low temperature cure and long overcoating intervals.
For the ship owner the range provides long term asset protection
with controlled through life maintenance costs, high performance
corrosion and abrasion resistance and PSPC compliance.
Leading the range is Intershield® 300. With a proven, very
successful 21-year track record on over 9,000 vessels, Intershield
300 is the industry benchmark in IMO PSPC-compliant anticorrosive
performance. This unique abrasion-resistant, (>9%) aluminium pure
epoxy coating can be applied to multiple vessel areas over
mechanically prepared shop primer and offers long-term asset
protection and control of through life maintenance costs. It is
available worldwide.
New Intershield® 300HS, is a high solids version of the market leading
technology which offers 78% volume solids, lower VOC and
application direct from the can without thinning. With the aluminium
content maintained >9%, Intershield® 300HS will continue to
deliver the same outstanding corrosion control the shipping industry
has come to expect.
This is currently available in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and
Africa), and will be available worldwide mid-2010.
New Intergard® 7600 is a light-coloured, pure epoxy universal
primer providing good abrasion resistance. It offers excellent
application properties, low temperature workability and true longterm
overcoating intervals with no requirement for surface
roughening. Currently available in EMEA and ISEAC (India, South East
Asia and China).
Intergard® 787 is a high, 80% volume solids light coloured
aluminium pure epoxy coating with good corrosion protection and
abrasion resistance. Intergard 787 can help meet the environmental
challenge on VOC emissions and has an excellent track record in
Korean newbuilding. It is currently available in Korea.
New Intergard® 5600 and Intergard® 5620 complete the range.
These light coloured, epoxy universal primers have evolved from
Intergard® 403 and Intergard® 423 technology. These products have
excellent sprayability all year round and have proven long term
anticorrosive performance with an extensive track record. They are
currently available in EMEA and ISEAC.