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Tar
free initiative |
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Discontinuation
of production and sales of tar epoxy resin
paints |
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CMP
discontinued the production and sale of tar epoxy
resin paints at the end of March 2006. Such a
decision was one of the positive responses by
CMP to the global environmental problems in the
field of marine paints, and CMP continues taking
positive approaches toward environmental issues.
Therefore, CMP recommends, as an alternative
product, tar-free epoxy resin paint (NOVA series
and BANNOH-500) already introduced and marketed
together with the innovative coating system CIT-21
developed by CMP. |
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Background |
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The
largest demand for tar epoxy resin paints in
Japan comes from in the field of marine paints
and its major applications are for water ballast
tanks mainly due to its good economics and good
anti-fouling performance.
These days, however, increasing concerns about
environmental problems and new regulations enacted
to follow up such concerns resulted in substantially
reduced consumption of tar epoxy resin paints
in Europe and the USA. By taking the improvement
of the safety standard of painting works and
the inspection efficiency inside tanks as major
issues, SOLAS and its relevant rules, adopted
by the MSC (Maritime Safety Committee) of IMO,
recommended a light color to paint water ballast
tanks of tankers and bulk carriers built on and
after July 1998. For such reasons, Korea, a major
ship building country like Japan, has converted
mostly from dark colored tar epoxy resin paints
to tar-free paints.
Currently, in order to rationalize the marine
painting system, CMP recommends the innovative
marine painting system CIT-21 (Chugoku Innovated
Technology 21) to consolidate product lines and
simplify painting specifications. To remove tars
out of paints used for water ballast tanks in
this system has been one of the major challenges
CMP has taken up as one who cares about environmental
issues, and has promoted stepwise tar-free initiatives.
These days, ship owners and ship yards in Japan
increasingly better understand the performance
of tar-free paints, thus our decision at this
time indicates our determination never to return.
At the same time, we are confident that promoting
a tar-free initiative shall increase green procurement
and reduce the toxic substances listed in the
PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register). |
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Remarks |
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Tar
free paints currently marketed have already been
proved to have an equivalent or better anti-fouling
performance than tar epoxy resin paints by test
results of the CMP Research Center and other
professional institutions.
In Korea, CIT-21 has been first adopted for new
ship buildings by a major Japanese shipping company,
followed by major foreign ship owners.
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