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Fujifilm Debuts Silicone Fouling Release System

Fujifilm Smart Surfaces said its latest silicone fouling-release system solution will help save fuel and time during drydocking, helping tackle indigenous and invasive species that continue to propagate rapidly, infesting multiple waters and causing vast ecological and economic damage. The primary goals of the fouling release system are to prevent fouling from permanently attaching to surfaces, which increases drag and causes higher fuel usage and costs, and to reduce drydocking and maintenance, as well as reduce the generation of greenhouse gases. The U.S. Navy-patented nontoxic solution is a patented silicone-based coating that features Smart Surfaces DUPLEX foulant-release technology…