A new study, focused on highly dispersed graphene oxide–zinc oxide nano-hybrids in epoxy coating to give improved water barrier properties and corrosion resistance, has been published recently.
The study introduces a novel approach of using the stable surface property of zinc oxide (ZnO) to facilitate the dispersion of graphene oxide sheets in an epoxy coating. Graphene oxide-ZnO nano-hybrids were successfully formed and demonstrated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses. They were found to be well dispersed in an epoxy matrix with no significant agglomeration, verified by field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Based on these investigations and testing, the well-dispersed nano-hybrids in the epoxy coatings had effectively improved water barrier properties, as well as adhesion and corrosion protection, in comparison with neat epoxy (EP) and simple graphene oxide–epoxy coatings.
The study was published in Journal of Coatings Technology and Research, January 2020, Volume 17, Issue 1.
This is the fourth time Ceresana has analysed the entire European market for paints and coatings, which totalled 9.1 million tonnes 
in 2019.
Architectural coatings are the most important application area for paints and coatings, and the report predicts that by 2027, around 58% of all paints and coatings will be used in the construction industry. This usage, the second largest sales market, is heavily influenced by the economic situation of the respective country, and an average growth of approx. 1.2% per year is expected in the European demand for paints and coatings in this area.
In addition to the division between the individual application areas, this market study also examined the demand per product type. The increased focus on sustainability and the protection of the environment is, however, raising interest in water-based paints and coatings as well as other environmentally friendly alternatives. Water-based paints and coatings currently account for about 58% of the entire European market.
Chapter 1 provides a comprehensive account and analysis of the European market for paints and coatings – including forecasts until 2027. It features the development of demand, revenues, as well as production. The different application areas of paints and coatings are examined separately: construction, industry products, transportation, wood processing, and other applications. Demand is additionally split by product types: vinyl, acrylics, alkyd, epoxy, PUR, polyester, other polymers, and other paints and coatings.
Chapter 2 analyses 21 individual European sales markets, such as most EU member states as well as, for example, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Switzerland.
Chapter 3 provides useful company profiles of the most important manufacturers of paints and coatings, arranged according to contact information, revenues, profits, product range, production sites, and profile summary.
Tracy Salt has been appointed as the new product manager for Elcometer. According to the company, Tracy has worked alongside Elcometer’s senior management team for more than 20 years, and not only has an 
invaluable knowledge of their extensive product range, but also a comprehensive understanding on the product development process within the company. In her new position, Tracy becomes responsible for the management and introduction of its comprehensive range of 
products specifically designed for the Protective Coatings Industry.
Nearly 20 years after its opening, a multi-year project to repaint the Øresund Bridge, the combined rail and motorway bridge, which links Denmark and Sweden, has begun.
The repainting of this 300,000m2 steel structure has been described as the largest investment in the bridge since its inauguration.
According to the press release, the top layer of the five-layer painting system will wear out within the next 10 years, thus new top coats have to be applied to be able to maintain the lower coats, which protect the steel from corrosion. To achieve the application of two new layers of paint, the bridge consortium ordered special custom-built platforms, allowing painters to be safe from passing trains and traffic. The initial phase of the painting operation will be carried out by Muehlhan Denmark.
Eight technologies that are being developed to help commercialise the floating wind sector have been selected as winners of a technology acceleration competition, funded by the Scottish government and run by the Carbon Trust’s Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (JIP), and share £1m of Scottish government funding.
The competition was designed to address four key industry challenge area that need to be overcome to commercialise floating wind. The four areas were identified in Phase 1 of the Floating Wind JIP: monitoring and inspection, mooring systems, heavy lift maintenance and ‘tow to port’ maintenance.
The successful applicants are from a variety of sectors including oil & gas, IT & telecommunications, and engineering. The innovations range in maturity, therefore the funding will be used to support different activities from desktop studies to offshore demonstration.
The winning companies and technologies were: Fugro, AS Mosley and University of Strathclyde (monitoring and inspection), Technology from Ideas and WFS Technologies (monitoring and inspection), Dublin Offshore (mooring systems), Intelligent Mooring Systems and University of Exeter (mooring systems), RCAM Technologies and the Floating Wind Technology Company (mooring systems),Vryhof (mooring systems), Conbit (heavy lift maintenance), and Aker Solutions (‘tow to port’ maintenance).
According to the Carbon Trust, floating offshore wind is an emerging renewables sector, with significance for places like Scotland where water depths often do not allow for the use of fixed bottom turbines, and that floating wind is forecast to scale up to 12GW of capacity globally by 2030, becoming a market estimated to be worth £32bn.
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