Primetime Issue 01 Sept 2010

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PPG Prime Time PPG Protective & Marine Coatings - Experience. Innovation. Integrity.

The newsletter o PPG Protective & Marine Coatings /September 2010 - Special Marine Edition

TIME: TO SAVEA smarter way to conserve energy

Welcome to the rst PPG Protective &

Marine Coatings Newsletter. In this special

Marine edition we will ocus on the major

issues acing the Marine industry, and

outline new company developments with

important product inormation on Sigma

Coatings PPGs global marine coatings

brand. In uture editions we will cover

topics that demonstrate our expertise inother market segments.

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings leads

the market in addressing the crucial

commercial and environmental concerns

that aect not only the Marine sector, but

also all businesses worldwide.

We already oer some o the most

innovative and highly regarded coatings

brands that protect a wide range o assetsin diverse markets across the globe.

Importantly, our dedication to sustainability

goes beyond simply making products.

You will nd that our advanced coating

solutions are helping to address some o

the worlds most pressing problems on

energy, the environment, and other related

subjects.

At PPG our goal is to work with customers

in a responsible and accountable way.

We are thereore inspired by ve core

values that represent the essence o our

organization:

Dedication to the customer

Respect or the dignity, rights and

contributions o employees

Open, honest communications

Recognition o the concerns andneeds o society

Responsibility to shareholders

How can PPG help vessel owners,

shipyards and applicators meet

important environmental targets, improve

perormance and reduce costs not just

or today but also or tomorrow?

Let us take a look at the key challenges

driving our energy-saving initiatives

01 TIME: TO SAVE

A smarter way to conserve energy

02 PPG orward looking

Marine Coatings industry

04 SigmaGlide 990 and Sigma SylAdvance 800

Where economy meets ecology

08 Driving increased efciency into your business

SigmaPrime the unrivalled Universal Primer

with a unique track record

11 Corporate Sustainability Report

PPGs total commitment shows

12 Looking or cost-eective systems?

PPGs Sigma EcoFleet the reliable antiouling choice

14 Fast access to product data

NEW online Marine e-Manual launched

15 Upcoming Events

NEW Booth Concept launched

Inthisissue


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PPG: orward looking

The Marine Coatings IndustryStory by: Jacques de Coninck - Director Global Marine

At PPG Protective & Marine Coatings we

believe that by working together we can

address the challenges o the Marine

industry, and develop solutions that

make us all more productive.

Current trends driving the

market or Marine coatings

The Marine market is constantly evolving

as customers look or easier-to-apply and

better products. In addition, technological

advancement and the development

o products that help to improve

health and saety, and contribute to

environmental care and energy eciency

are becoming increasingly important.

As a conscientious, global organization

we believe in responsible businessgrowth, a principle that underpins all

our commercial activities. This means

that we are committed to operating in

a manner that places the protection o

people and all environmental issues at

the core o our company philosophy.

Through our business and manuacturing

practices, as well as our innovative

products, we are ocused on stewardship

and conservation, which not only helps

to protect the environment, but alsogives PPG a competitive advantage in

the marketplace.


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IMO PSPC regulations and

legislation aecting the global

Marine coatings market

Newbuildings are subject to IMO PSPC

regulations and we have signicant

knowledge and experience in this eld.

In act, the worlds rst IMO PSPC

compliant vessel was coated with our

SigmaPrime 700 in its ballast tanks.

PPG oers an extended product range

that is certied under IMO PSPC or

water ballast tanks and is available

throughout the world. The regulations are

in place to saeguard people onboard,

as well as the environment, and we see

it as our obligation and responsibility to

wholeheartedly support this regulation.Accordingly, our Technical sta are ully

aligned with the requirements. We will

be glad to oer our expertise in advising

yards and owners on this subject.

Over the coming years, more IMO

regulations will be implemented like

the ballast water treatment systems,

and PSPC or cargo oil tanks o crude

oil tankers. Also, the Biocidal Products

Directive o the European Union will

aect the Marine coatings market.PPG works in close cooperation with

our suppliers and we have compliant

products in place that meet all the rules

outlined in this directive.

Perormance-enhancing

coating solutions

PPG continually strives to develop

and market products that meet the

current requirements o both operators

and yards. Consequently, we have

launched coatings that allow or

extended laid-up periods, meet latest

IMO PSPC regulations or water ballast

tanks, and reduce the cost o onboard

maintenance.

We obviously have to keep the market

condition in view when developing or

re-engineering our products. Product

development usually requires thorough

testing, which is not always in-line with

the pace o changes in the market.Looking medium to long term, actors

such as uel consumption, environmental

ootprint, and hull perormance are key

issues, and will become increasingly

important, particularly when the

bunkering cost will rise again.

As a globally responsible organization,

we already have ouling release and

antiouling coatings in place to ulll

these market requirements, such as the

SigmaGlide product range and SigmaSylAdvance 800. These coatings

solutions reduce uel consumption and

carbon dioxide emissions as a result

o the improved hydrodynamics o the

ships hull.

By working in close partnership with

our customers we understand the

constantly changing demands that

they ace. Thereore, we make it our

goal to provide innovative, value-added

coatings to meet their diverse needs in

all environments throughout the world.

Jacques de Coninck

Director Global Marine


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SigmaGlide 990 and

Sigma SylAdvance 800

Where economy meets ecology

Ecology

Shipping accounts or at least 90% o

the global trade o goods. In terms o

distance travelled, shipping is by ar the

most ecient method o transporting

goods1.

Compared to road and air, transport

shipping is most avorable on relative

green house gas (GHG) emission. Still,

the sheer size o the industry means

that shipping accounts or 2-4% o the

worlds total GHG emission (ECSA,

2008). With conditions improving within

the global economy, and the prospects

o continued growth in global trade, it

is oreseen that uel consumption in the

shipping industry will increase in thecoming decade. Carbon dioxide emission

will also develop at a comparable pace.

Economy

Fuel costs are the largest variable in

the operational budget in the Marine

industry. Thereore, any measure that

saves uel meets both ecological and

economic drivers. In the latest study2

it was estimated that the eect o not

using an antiouling system on a ships

hull may increase power requirements or

propulsion by up to 70% when compared

to an almost ouling-ree hull.

Our internal calculations demonstrate

that the total savings on uel or the

marine industry is up to 170 times higher

compared to the investment in antiouling

paints that keep the ship hull ree rom

ouling.

Fouling control by means o applying the

appropriate antiouling or ouling release

system on the outside hull is thereore a

key decision in controlling the total cost

o operation in shipping.

The selection o the appropriate

antiouling system should be based on the

expected ouling pressure or exposure.

Fouling pressure is the intensity o ouling

experienced by the ship hull resulting rom

the ships operation and characteristics

as displayed in the schematics below.

Time to save

PPGs Research & Development

Department is continuously working on

coating solutions to answer economicdemands while minimizing the ecological

impact and ootprint o the Marine

industry.

The uel used by the engine to overcome

the ships drag and deliver propulsion

accounts or up to 55% o the operational

costs o the ship. Drag encountered by the

ship is composed o three elements: orm

(wind), wave and rictional resistances.

Story by: Sijmen Visser - Global Segment Manager Maintenance & Repair

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300

600

900

1200

1500

Fuel

Consumption

2007

2020

MillionTonnes

Carbon Dioxide

Emission

369

486

1120

1475 Antifouling Paint Investment

Fuel Savings

Source: IMO MEPC 60/4/21 January 2010

1IMO MEPC 60/4/21 2Schulz, M.P. - Bioouling 23(5), 2007

Fuel savings as a result o

antiouling paint investment in

commercial shipping

Fuel consumption and Carbon

emission: worlds trading ships

Deep Sea

High Activity

Global Trading

High Speed

Low-Water

Temparature

ShipOperationConditions

andCharacteristics

Low High

Coastal

Low Activity

Local Trading

Low Speed

High-Water

Temparature

Fouling

Pressure


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Frictional resistance o the underwater

hull depends on vessel type and ranges

between 75% (Cruise, Ferry) and 85%

(Bulker, Tanker) contribution to the total

drag.

In addition to the principle o keeping the

ships hull ree rom ouling, current state-

o-the-art technologies also positively

contribute to the hydrodynamics o the

ships hull by reducing hull rictional

drag and, thereore, the amount o uel

consumed to maintain the same speed.

Todays leading technologies in ouling

protection and hull smoothness are both

promoted by PPG:

SigmaGlide 990 third-generationbiocide-ree silicone ouling release

coating

Sigma SylAdvance 800 premium

sel-polishing/sel-smoothing silyl

acrylate antiouling

A requently asked question is when

to use either Fouling Release or

Antiouling. Since the hull paint acts

on the interace between the ship and

the water it has signicant infuence on

the hydrodynamics o the ships hullthrough surace smoothness. Also, the

surace pre-treatment aects the nal

surace smoothness. It has been shown

in practice that a ull blast, ollowed by

application o a ouling release system,

will give the hull optimal smoothness

with measured average hull roughness

values o 50-70 microns being regularly

achieved.

As a general guideline, it is thereore

recommended to apply a ouling release

system when a ull blast is undertaken

as this provides optimal smoothness

maximizing uel savings right rom the

outset.

In the case o application onto an

existing sound antiouling system, it is

recommended to apply silyl acrylate

antiouling, as the inherited substrate

roughness rom the existing system will

gradually be reduced through the sel-

polishing/sel-smoothing mechanism o

the silyl acrylate polymer technology.

It must be emphasized that the applicationo silicone ouling release systems is not

a one size ts all solution. Three key

considerations must be borne in mind

when choosing a strategy to control

ouling on ships:

1) Operational requirements

2) Budgetary constraints

3) Environmental considerations

1. Operational requirements

An important consideration is the

amount o mechanical damage that

the vessel may be subjected to. For

example, dry bulk carriers, when loading

and discharging, are oten moored

tight against hard enders; slight gaps

between enders and the vessels sides

can allow the entrapment o cargo during

the process o loading/discharging. The

trapped cargo, especially i it is hard and

angular, can gouge into and damage

the side shell coating system, requiring

system repair at these points.

Another operational consideration ispassage through sluices where contact with

the sides will lead to removal o side shell

coatings. For some vessels transit through

the Panama Canal can be particularly risky

due to the potential or impact damage,

which can result in a signicant level o

side shell coating damage.

SigmaGlides

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Against this background, one would

question the economics o coating the

boot top area o a dry bulk carrier with a

silicone ouling release system. For this

segment, a more ocused approach is to

apply ouling release on the permanently

immersed areas fat bottom and vertical

sides rom the light load line to the bilge

keel.

Dierent vessels with a smaller boot

top area such as LNG, Cruise, Ro-Ro

Ferries, Car Carriers and Navy ships

will be less susceptible to this ender

and discharging damage. The relatively

larger, continuously immersed areas o

these vessel types will certainly benet

rom a ull underwater hull application

with ouling release. Vessels where themechanical damage is more contained,

as a result o mooring against restricted

ender locations, will also enjoy the

benets rom ull underwater hull

application with ouling release.

2. Budgetary constraints

An important consideration that impinges

on any discussion on this subject is that

o budgetary constraints. The costs o

any installed system ater ull grit-blast o

the outer hull is likely to be signicantly

higher than one applied simply by re-

coating an existing coating on the hull.

Fouling release coatings oten suer

rom this simplistic approach. A more

considered comparison will always

involve an analysis over a longer period

and certainly over the time period that the

product will be eective on the hull (up to

10 years or a ouling release coating).

Periodic dry dockings require re-

application o antioulings, whereas oulingrelease coatings are simply repaired

by localised spot repair techniques (ull

recoat o the nish is usually limited to

dry dockings at longer intervals). This

leads to a skewed distribution o costs

ouling release costs more in the short

term but recovers well over the longer

period (a major ship owner reported that

the investment costs were repaid in less

than 10 months); antioulings are very

cost eective at initial implementation

but lose ground over the longer term.

Finally, the subject o costs is linked to

the dry docking location. Some locations

are less enthusiastic to undertake the

application o ouling release systems as

they are aware that the time in dry dock

can be longer at implementation and the

requirements on equipment are more

stringent; they will thereore actor in a

price premium.

Other shipyards, who are more

accustomed to this type o application,

adopt a more pragmatic approach.

3. Environmental considerations

In todays shipping operations,

environmental considerations have come

to the ore. This may be because o the

trade the vessel is engaged in cruise

ships are naturally a ocus o public

attention and the green cachet that

ouling release coatings have is a powerul

consideration when choosing an outer hull

coating (no biocide emissions compared

to the controlled biocide release o

antioulings). This is especially the case

when the trading routes o cruise vessels

are borne in mind, which may include thepristine waters o the Alaskan coast and

the Antarctic, and the waters around the

Galapagos Islands.

The IMO also recognises PSSAs

(Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas),

which are areas designated as requiring

special protection because o their

signicance or recognized ecological,

socio-economic or scientic reasons

and which may be vulnerable to damage

by international maritime activities. Oneway to restrict the impact o biocidal

emissions rom vessels trading in these

waters (which include, or example, the

Baltic Sea) may be the use o ouling

release technologies. In this respect,

application o ouling release coatings to

the outside hulls o vessels permanently

stationed (or example, FPSOs) in these

areas would be o special signicance.

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Other ship owners may belong to

groups that have an intrinsic interest

in the environment (with parts o the

company interacing directly with the

public) or operate in countries in which

the environmental ethic is strong. This will

drive the ship owner towards conversion to

more environmentally riendly technologies,

which will include a component or the

outer hull.

SigmaGlide

As we have identied, environmental

concerns are increasingly important to

many owners and operators o vessels

throughout the world.

The TBT ban has ocused a great deal oresource onto the impact that biocides

have on the local environment. Legislation

is continuing to develop, especially within

Europe, to limit and control the number

and type o biocides that are approved

or use in a Marine coating.

Economic concerns also play a signicant

role or owners and operators as well.

We know that the biggest single variable

element within the day-to-day operationalcosts o a vessel is the price o uel up to

55%. Additional costs to the operator are

in the orm o emissions control equipment

that reduces the amount o NOx and SOx

released into the atmosphere.

SigmaGlide addresses these complex

problems. It is completely biocide-ree and

is thereore not subject to the developing

rules and regulations or biocide-based

coatings. Its low environmental impact

means that it can be applied onto the

hull o a vessel that is trading in the most

delicate o ecological environments.

The superior perormance o SigmaGlide

is achieved through a combination o

lm-orming properties and a very low

average hull roughness with the result

that unprecedented uel savings can be

realized with this system.

SigmaGlide oers:

Proven perormance with a track

record o more than 200 vessels

Highest volume solids in the market

reduced VOC emissions, reduced

packaging waste

Shortest refoating time on the market Two-component material making it a

more practical coating in the dry dock

Fully IMO AFS compliant

Fuel savings possible up to 5%

guaranteed or SigmaGlide 990

One system suitable or a broad

range o vessels

Sigma SylAdvance 800

Optimized productivity and uel savings

are o vital importance in a competitiveenvironment.

Sigma SylAdvance 800 ranks in the

highest solids content range o the

premium antioulings segment, application

up to 165 micron in one coat, and

unrivalled short overcoating and refoating

times. This will deliver signicant eciency

improvements at installation providing

cost benets or the ship operator.

Sigma SylAdvance 800, with its sel-

smoothing action and outstanding ouling

protection, reduces the rictional drag

o the vessel resulting in unrivalled uel

savings in service.

The predictable polishing rate allows or

a tailor-made solution to each vesselsprole and sailing pattern.

Sigma SylAdvance 800 oers:

Proven perormance

Specication or 60 months in two coats

High solids reducing m2 costs

Shortest refoating time on the market

Predictable polishing and smoothening

Compatible with most antioulings

Fully IMO AFS compliant

Fuel savings possible up to 3%

One product suitable to cover

requirements or a broad range o vessels

SigmaSylAd

vance800

sel-polishin

gandsmoothing

0 12 24 36

(Months)

DFT(microns)

48 60

Polishing rate o Sigma SylAdvance 800


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Driving increased efciency into your business

SigmaPrime - the unrivalled Universal Primer

with a unique track record

For those o us that have spent time

painting windows, walls or ences in

and around our houses and homes it is

true to say that we understand the basic

concepts o painting. We do it to provide

either protection rom the elements and/

or an aesthetically pleasing surace; we

know that preparing the surace to a

good standard takes more than hal the

time and the application must be done

careully, i not all the previous eort is

to be wasted. Then there is the choice

o which particular paint to use: do we

go or the cheapest, the one oering the

longest protection, the easiest to apply?

Add to that the time actor, and it is no

surprise that ew o us actually enjoy

actually painting or waiting or the primer

to dry beore applying the next coat and especially cleaning our equipment.

In short, painting is a necessity but a little

complicated, very labor intensive and

extremely time consuming.

Like the common householder, many

industries ace the same issues but

only on a larger scale and, to a greater

extent, with the building o new ships a

good example. For Marine newbuilding,

coating application is mandatory in some

areas such as ballast tanks and is highlydesirable on other areas o the vessel.

Shipyards are essentially designed to take

fat plate and cut, bend, weld and grind it

into a ship capable o lasting over twenty

years in a highly aggressive environment.

As ships are mainly made o steel,

shipyards invest heavily in equipment

that can speed up this process or make

it easier; or example, automatic cutting

and welding machines, and larger cranes,

but generally less investment goes into

the coating process which is viewed as

both a requirement and also an irritation.

Typically, the purchase cost o the

coatings or a new ship is 1-2% o the

total vessel cost and, when added to the

surace pretreatment cost, is typically

7-10% depending on vessel type and

value. However, it is only when the time

or the painting process (approximately

20% o all man hours required or vessel

completion), and the impact o the

painting process on other aspects o the

building schedule are considered, that it

becomes easier to see the true eect o

the coating system and process on theprotability o the shipyard.

Additionally, the coating process not

only has a signicant impact on direct

costs but also has a strong impact on

the building schedule. Delays within

the coating process can result in delays

to other yard operations and, at worst,

can result in late delivery with penalties.

Late delivery can also have an additional

eect on the yards schedule, causing

disruption to uture projects and incurringsignicant costs.

Focus on improving the coating process

can thereore have a signicant eect on

overall shipyard eciency and protability,

with key actions in this eort being the

rationalization and simplication o the

coating systems and the speeding up o

the coatings process.

Time savings

We have already seen the impact o the

painting process on protability, and

coating choice can play a crucial role in

this respect. One o the ways in which

SigmaPrime delivers major savings

is due to its very short recoating time

and quick-drying capacity. As a result,

it is now possible to apply two coats

in one day. This quick-drying and very

short dry-to-handle time signicantly

increase the speed o block completion,

potentially giving an improvement in the

speed o block completion by up to 40%

when compared to standard products.

SigmaPrime also enables the applicator

to control the applied lm thickness more

closely, resulting in a reduction in paintconsumption and increased quality or

the owner. The wide application window

also ensures that painting work can

continue in all but extreme conditions,

which helps to maintain tight building

and delivery schedules.

Improving the bottom line

PPG delivers the optimum coating

solution to answer the key commercial and

environmental drivers acing shipyardsand ship owners throughout the world.

As the market-leading multipurpose

primer and coating, SigmaPrime is

specically designed to suit modern

shipyard building practices, with a host

o unique benets or all customers.

Story by: Ronald van Rijsbergen


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Shipyard benefts

Simplicity:

- Reduced number o products

- Simplied specication

- Easier ordering and stock control

Efciency improvement:

- Increased production speed

- Short recoating time

- Reduced stocks

- Improved application control

- Wide application window

- Less waste

Increased environmentalcompliance:

- Reduced consumption/wastage

- Supports yard solvent emission

reduction

Owner on-site benefts

Quality assurance:

- Simplied specication/

inspection routine

- Increased amiliarity with coatings

and systems, improving quality

o application


- Wide application window

- Improved application consistency

- Less building schedule disruption

Owner in-service benefts

Perormance:

- Long-term anticorrosive protection


- Simplied maintenance schemes

- Reduced maintenance costs

Simplicity:

- Reduced number o products

- Easier ordering and stock control

One primer fts all

With many competitive systems, at block

stage up to our dierent primers can

be applied. By applying just one primer

per block, there is no need to stop and

change paint systems, thereby eliminating

downtime and material wastage.

As only one primer in one color scheme

is used, there is considerable ease o

recognition with the owner on site being

able to quickly see the coating status

o each block. Simplied lm thicknessspecications also make block inspections

easier. Having only one primer means

that the initial specication is clearer or

speciers/design departments and ordering

is easier or purchasing departments. Total

stock can be reduced, with ewer products

and associated thinners, resulting in less

complexity and greater eciency.


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In typical newbuildings, using

SigmaPrime results in a substantial

reduction in the number o coatings

required. For a VLCC, using a standard

coating specication, traditionally twelve

dierent coating systems are required.

Using SigmaPrime yields a 55%

reduction in the number o coatings

reducing them rom twelve to just ve.

Greater abrasion resistance

Ship owners are increasingly speciying

and requesting abrasion-resistant systems

to reduce the amount o mechanical

abrasion damage to the coating in critical

areas such as ballast tanks.

In independent tests to assess theabrasion resistance, SigmaPrime clearly

outperormed competitors epoxies and

some competitors abrasion-resistant

systems. The SigmaPrime range is IMO

PSPC approved.

Superior application

As the rst and pre-eminent product in its

eld, SigmaPrime has been proven to

increase shipyard eciency and provide

the best possible perormance to theship owner. It has excellent adhesion

and surace tolerance to all substrates

generally encountered in newbuilding

projects and is easy to apply by normal

application procedures such as airless

spray, brush or roller.

SigmaPrime has superior anticorrosive

properties and versatility, making it

suitable or most vessel areas: ballast

tanks, the underwater hull, and non-

immersed areas such as topsides,

decks, and superstructures. It is also

exceptionally adaptable and can be

overcoated with most other coatings,

such as epoxy, polyurethane, alkyd, vinyl,

chlorinated rubber and many more.

A wide application window, with short

minimum and long maximum recoating

intervals, conrms that SigmaPrime

is ideally suited to standard shipyard

building schedules. It can be applied, and

cures, at temperatures down to -10C

and at relative humidity o up to 90%.

Reduced Maintenance

The excellent anticorrosive and good

anti-abrasion properties o SigmaPrime,

combined with an improved quality

in application rom the shipyard,

gives improved in-service perormance.

When onboard maintenance is required,

the rationalisation o the newbuilding

specication makes the maintenance

specication much simpler. This results

in time and cost savings both in theamount o maintenance carried out, and

the quantity and number o dierent

coatings stocked onboard.

Proven perormance

When it comes to coating critical areas o

a vessel, both owners and shipyards want

to be sure that they are getting the most

eective product with an established,

proven track record. With over 30 million

m2 applied with SigmaPrime 200,

and over 20 million m2 applied with

SigmaPrime 700, it is clear that our

customers recognize the value o using

SigmaPrime. Now what about the

uture?

Get ready or the next

generation primer

Ship owners and shipyards constantly

demand new products that deliver

increased eciency, reduce costs and

comply with the latest sustainability/green

initiatives.

Our aim is to provide optimum

solutions that match and exceed thesecustomer expectations. Our Research &

Development Department is continuously

at the oreront o the market in developing

new, innovative coating systems.

Thereore, we will be launching a new

primer that has the same eatures as the

current SigmaPrime range but with

an enhanced, environmentally riendlier

higher solids composition. It will also oer

superior application and curing properties,

anticorrosive protection and crack

resistance at elevated lm thicknesses.

This next-generation primer is due to

be released soon and is sure to shake

up the market.


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Corporate Sustainability Report

PPGs total commitment shows

On April 26, 2010, PPG Industries

issued a press announcement on

the 2009 update to its Corporate

Sustainability Report (CSR). The

update is a supplement to the

ull 2008 report, which gives an

overview o PPGs status and

progress throughout the past year on

economic, environmental, saety and

social involvement initiatives.

The dicult economic conditions o

2009 did not detract rom or deter our

eorts toward driving the concepts o

sustainability throughout everything we

do at PPG, said Charles E. Bunch, PPG

chairman and CEO. Over the course

o our more than 125-year history, PPG

has grown and thrived by making sound

business decisions, and we are no

stranger to the concepts o sustainable

business practices. We hope that our

sustainability reports and updates

encourage our stakeholders to engage

in a dialogue with our company that

results in improved perormance and

greater mutual understanding.

The update is sel-declared to meet

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3Application Level C requirements and

is designed to be read in conjunction

with the original report, which can be

ound at www.ppg.com/csr. The update

presents new inormation or 2009 on the

companys recent business perormance

and philanthropic activities, saety

statistics, and environmental metrics

such as greenhouse gas emissions

and energy use. PPG intends to issue

another ull sustainability report in 2010.

The update also highlights PPGs

recently launched Sigma SylAdvance

800 coating, a sel-polishing paint

that smoothes the hulls o vessels as

they sail, cutting drag and dramatically

reducing uel consumption, thus

delivering signicant savings on uel

usage per ship, per day.

In addition, the ull CSR report includes

the NovaGuard 890 and SigmaGlide

coating systems. NovaGuard 890 is

a one-coat system. This solvent-ree

phenolic epoxy improves work saety,

and has wide chemical resistance

to biouels, crude oil and unleaded

gasolines, providing maximum storage

fexibility. SigmaGlide, a market-

leading ouling release coating, prevents

the buildup o barnacles, algae and

other organisms on the hulls o vessels

without the use o biocides.

These products are just a ew examples

o the innovative solutions that reinorce

our total commitment to corporate

sustainability. This position is consistent

with all elements o our business to attain excellence and the highest

standards in both saety and the

environment.


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Looking or cost-eective systems?

PPGs Sigma EcoFleet -

the reliable antiouling choice

The Marine industry is acing considerable

pressure due to the economic situation

and the eects on world trade. As a

result, ship operators are becoming

more discerning in their choice o Marine

coatings, particularly with their choice o

antiouling solutions. Some are looking

or cost-eective systems that oer

short-term savings while others are

considering high-perormance products

that cost more initially but will generate

savings in the long run.

In order to meet dierent vessel

operational requirements and budgets,

the Sigma EcoFleet range contains

three products, each oering proven

and reliable perormance, enabling

owners and operators to select the most

appropriate antiouling protection or

their vessel. The principal characteristics

o each o the products in the Sigma

EcoFleet range are as ollows:

Sigma EcoFleet 238A (ABC4)

The versatile solution to ft tight

operational budgets

Designed or deep-sea vessels

Fouling control up to 60 months or

fat bottom, and 36 months or

vertical sides

Easy to apply and recoat

The economical and eective

antiouling system choice

Sigma EcoFleet 290

Proven perormance or medium-

to high-activity vessels

Designed or medium to high-

activity vessels Fouling control or periods up to

60 months

Suitable or both new-build, and

maintenance and repair vessels

The market choice or reliable

all-round antiouling perormance

Sigma EcoFleet 530

Proven perormance or

low-activity vessels

Designed or low-activity vessels

Fouling control or periods up to

60 months

Suitable or both new-build, and

maintenance and repair vessels

The market choice or aggressive

ouling areas

2 Story by: Sijmen Visser Global Segment Manager Marine Maintenance & Repair


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Sigma Ecofeet 290 and 530 cover

the requirements or most coastal and

deep-sea vessel types. In addition,

SigmaEcofeet 238A (ABC4) oers an

ideal solution or deep-sea vessels when

tight operation budgets need to be met.

The Sigma EcoFleet range has built a

well-established track record over many

years. The technology has been adapted

to ensure that all ship types and operation

characteristics can be accommodated.

Developed to be PPGs direct response

to the demands o its customers, the

range oers cost-eective solutions while

complying with the rising tide o local/

international environmental legislation,

and also improves the environmentalprole o the shipping industry.

The Sigma EcoFleet Range an

established pedigree in antiouling

technology

Sigma EcoFleet Range the diagram

to the right shows the versatility o use

on thousands o applications among

all the various vessel types.

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Bulk carrier

Tanker

Container vessel

Fishing trawler

LPG carrier

Reeer

Ro-Ro

Tug boat

Passenger ship

Barges

General cargo

Others


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4

Faster access to product data

NEW online Marine

e-Manual launched

At PPG we are always looking at ways

to improve not only our products, but

also our service and systems. So we

are pleased to announce the launch o

the new Marine e-Manual, which can

be accessed at http://marinemanual.

sigmacoatings.com.

Improving our service

We appreciate that in todays competitive

environment speed o inormation and

optimum service are essential to maintain

the maximum levels o customer support.

That is why we began to look at creating a

smooth, ecient system that would deliver

instant product inormation online.

Increased efciency,environmental responsibility

Environmental considerations were a key

issue and by moving to this online Marine

e-Manual resource print stockholding will

be signicantly reduced.

Complete user-riendly search acility

The key benet o the Marine e-Manual is

its dynamic search acility, which allows

core products to be identied in a variety oways: by area o vessel, unction, product

type, and product name. You can also select

all related system and inormation sheets

providing an immediate, comprehensive

resource or any application.

The latest inormation,

automatically updated 24/7

A urther advantage o the online Marine

Manual is that the version is kept up to

date minute by minute. So what happens

when you cannot have access the internet

and you need the inormation, or example,

when you are on site? No problem.

A CD-ROM o the Marine e-Manual,

available rom your PPG representative,

will enable you to install the manual on

your computer, which will be automatically

updated when you go online again,

so you will still have the latest product

inormation. The online e-Manual oers

urther time saving by allowing you to print

out inormation in a series tailored to yourindividual needs; thereore, there is no

need to open documents one by one.

Future development

Technology never stands still. As

an organization we embrace new

developments in all areas o our business

to ensure that we continue to deliver the

highest standards o service and support.

We want to make sure that you can access

our inormation wherever, and whenever, is

most suitable or you. As a result, the next

release o the e-Manual will have the acility

to be viewed on mobile devices.

Story by: Evert van Rietschoten Global Product Manager Marine Coatings


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15

Upcoming Events

NEW Booth Concept launched

We believe that building a long-term

business is about people; that is why we

have sought to improve and enhance the

way we present ourselves to our customers

at every opportunity.

The objective or our new booth was to

create a relaxed, proessional environment

in which customers, partners and PPG

sta can meet each other to discuss

business, reinorce working relationships

and establish personal contacts.

We want everyone who visits our booth

to enjoy a rst-class experience. As a

result, the new layout has been designed

to emphasize our unique, innovative

approach and match the high standards

we set or our people, products andservices.

The visitor meeting areas were given

particular attention and careully planned to

be open and hospitable. Thereore, we have

made the booth as welcoming as possible,

with plenty o space or visitors to interact

with sta, and easily access literature and

other marketing collateral. We elt this was

an important consideration and one that

refected the way we like to do business:

in an open-minded, straightorward andcustomer-riendly way.

The eye-catching design also utilizes

the very latest hi-tech presentation

technologies and, combined with the

smooth, high-gloss suraces, oers a

contemporary, streamlined appearance.

As the images conrm, we believe the

booth sets the standard or others to ollow

and refects the global stature o PPG.

NewexhibitionconceptatSMM,

Hamburg,S

eptember7th-10th

Story by: Marielle van der Linden Global Marketing Communications Manager Marine

Date Event Location

September 07-10 SMM Shipbuilding Machinery & Marine Hamburg, Germany

Technology International Trade Fair

September 17-19 Open Scheepvaartdagen Antwerp, Belgium

October 02-06 WETEC Water Environment Federations New Orleans, LA, USA

Annual Technical Exhibition

October 04-06 National Saety Council Congress-Expo San Diego, CA, USA

October 05-08 KIOGE, International Oil & Gas Exhibition Almaty, Kazakhstan

October 12-14 Surace 2010 s-Hertogenbosch,

The Netherlands

October 26-28 Seatrade Middle East Maritime Exhibition Dubai, UAE

November 18-20 Pacic Marine Expo Seattle, WA, USA

December 02-04 International Workboat Show New Orleans, LA, USA

We would like you to come and visit us

on our new exhibition booth at one o the

upcoming events, where you are sure o

a warm welcome and a rereshing, chilled

drink!


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For more inormation on any o the articles in

this publication and to provide comments,

please contact us.

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

[email protected]

www.ppgpmc.com

Editorial and Press Contact

Marielle van der Linden

[email protected]

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