AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings wins 2015 ICIS Innovation Awards

ICIS Editorial

19-Oct-2015

LONDON (ICIS)–AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business has won this year’s ICIS Innovation Awards, it was announced on Monday.

The company’s Intersleek 1100SR non-biocidal anti-slime coating for sea-going vessels, part of its International range, was judged the clear winner by a seven-strong panel of judges.

By reducing drag on the hull it helps cut fuel usage and environmental emissions, saving ship operators millions of dollars.

The judges commented that AkzoNobel had shown innovation in three areas: in the design and use of a novel rapid, high-throughput screening process; in the chemistry of the fluoro-polymer based coating itself, and in the way it has ensured ship operators qualify for carbon credits when using Intersleek 1100SR.

The Awards, sponsored overall by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and with category sponsorship from U.S. Chemicals, LLC and ExxonMobil Chemical, recognise outstanding technological and business innovation in the global chemical industry.

The AkzoNobel entry also won the category for Best Product Innovation, sponsored by Roland Berger.

Other winners this year were: UK-based Cella Energy (Best Innovation by an SME), for a novel technology to store and transport hydrogen;  Canada’s Enerkem (Best Business Innovation), for development and implementation of a novel nonrecyclable waste to biofuels technology; and  US-based Global Green Products (Innovation with Best Benefit to Environment or Sustainability), for its Water-Tek technology to reduced use of fresh water in oil extraction.

“This award is fantastic recognition of the pioneering work carried out by our scientists to develop sustainable innovations with real benefits for our customers,” said David Williams, research director for AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business.

Intersleek 1100SR is a transforming technology for the marine industry, tackling the age-old problem of slime and offering substantial reduction in fuel consumption and carbon emissions.”

John Baker, ICIS editor and organiser of the Awards, commented that: “This year’s Awards attracted a record entry and led to a very robust discussion as the judges debated the merits of the leading entries. As in previous years, the innovations before the judges showcased a wide range of excellent products and processes, with the potential to make important impacts in their respective markets and reduce environmental impacts.

“All the winners demonstrate not only that innovation is well and truly alive in the chemical industry but that this innovation brings benefits not only to companies and their customers but the environment as well. And it helps the sustainability of the business of chemicals.”

Full descriptions of all the winning entries, and interviews with the sponsors, can be found by clicking here

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