During the International Antifouling Conference in Gothenburg*, that took place last 12th and 13th of September, our Head of Product Sustainability Santiago Arias presented Hempel’s journey from the first R&D investments on biocide-free antifoulings to the latest award-winning solutions applied to more than a 10,000 leisure boats.
More than a decade ago Hempel started investing in R&D of biocide-free silicone coating solutions with continuous efforts to provide more sustainable solutions.
Today we offer a complete biocide-free range for yacht customers, including Hempel’s Ecopower, Hempaspeed TF and premium Hempel’s Silic One products.
You can read more about the Hempel’s biocide free solutions here:
https://www.hempelyacht.com/en-gb/news/2023/sweboat-environmental-award-won-by-hempaspeed-tf
https://www.hempelyacht.com/en-gb/news/2022/hempel-launches-new-patent-pending-coating-technology
https://www.hempelyacht.com/en-gb/news/2022/hempel-antifoulings-rated-the-best-in-big-pbo-test
*The International Antifouling conference is organised by I-Tech and RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) with the purpose of providing a platform for industry and academia to come together to discuss marine biofouling and future antifouling solutions. The program explored the latest advances in antifouling solutions and discussed the growing global biofouling challenge.
