Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 05/2022
PSPC-compliant epoxy primer off to a flying start
A general purpose anti-corrosive universal primer, E-Marine 2000, introduced to the Chinese market by Nippon Paint Marine last year, has notched up sales of 640,000 litres so far. The first coating of its type to be manufactured in China specifically for the booming Chinese shipbuilding industry has been ordered by shipbuilders there for applications to 15 bulk carriers, eleven pure car truck carriers, four 7,000-TEU container ships, and a 6,300m3 LPG carrier. All of the ships are due for delivery during 2023 and 2024....