Sourcing and maintaining marine coatings systems are arguably a shipowner’s most critical means to ensure a long and productive lifecycle for ships, boats and offshore rigs. At the same time, coatings have
Sourcing and maintaining marine coatings systems are arguably a shipowner’s most critical means to ensure a long and productive lifecycle for ships, boats and offshore rigs. At the same time, coatings have become a central part of the ship efficiency, decarbonization discussion. Christer Øpstad, Global R&D Director Fouling Protection, Jotun, discusses how these macro trends are driving R&D within his laboratories today.
- To start us off, can you provide a ‘by the numbers’ look at Jotun today?
Jotun is headquartered in Sandefjord, Norway, still a family-owned company founded almost 100 years ago. We are a global company with operations in more than 100 countries across the world, with more than 11,000 employees worldwide and 40+ factories. R&D is a central part of our operations, and we have seven regional laboratories set across our key markets, including our main central R&D laboratory here in Norway. Jotun is present in four market segments, but if we drill down to shipping and the marine area, Jotun delivers a full range of products and solution, not only the hull performance coatings as the antifouling, but also a full set of corrosion protection, cargo hold solutions and onboard maintenance during the operational stage of the
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