PPG Unveils Phenguard Pro Tank Coating
PPG Protective and Marine Coatings has unveiled Phenguard Pro, a tank coating system that is intended to offer benefits for both shipyards and ship-owners.
For shipyards and at installation, the coating system provides potential efficiency gains of over 20 percent compared to three-layer coating systems, PPG said. For owners it provides the wide chemical resistance and long carriage time of more than 3,400 cargoes, delivering maximum flexibility to the product tanker trades, according to the manufacturer.
Building on more than 40 years of practical experience in this field, Phenguard Pro is a new premium tank coating solution that has been specifically designed for use on IMO II and III chemical/product tankers typically in the 30,000–60,000 dwt range.
Phenguard Pro has been developed from the Phenguard phenolic epoxy product technology which has been the benchmark in the chemical tanker market for more than 40 years.
PPG identified market demand in the IMO II/III product/chemical tanker segment for a two-layer phenolic epoxy system that offers maximum cargo flexibility with improved efficiency at installation. The result is Phenguard Pro , engineered and launched for both newbuilding and refurbishment projects.
Sijmen Visser, PPG’s Global Marketing Manager Marine, said, “Phenguard Pro achieves in two layers of 125 microns, what all other tank linings can only achieve in three. The coating system can be applied in temperatures down to 5°C making it an ‘all year round’ solution that reduces the costs of heating for winter application. With this addition to our product and chemical tank lining range we now have the most complete offer to this market with experts ready to support product selection with the best possible advice.”
Finally, Phenguard Pro provides a very smooth finish that is easy to clean, thus saving time and labour at cargo switching and tank cleaning, said PPG. Ship owners will also benefit from well-documented guidance and procedures for cargoes requiring pre-wash, thus extending the coating life.
