MARINE

S I G M A C O AT I N G S

The unique anticorrosive primer that benefits both shipyards and ship operators

ainting a ship is a complex and time consuming business, as anyone working in todays

marine environment will tell you. Marine coatings are recognised as a crucial factor in the service life and operational profitability of most forms of shipping and have become an important consideration from the newbuilding design stages onwards. Specified before shipbuilding commences, coatings systems are now rightly seen as an essential element of the vessels physical integrity. Success or failure of coatings in service can influence the profitability rate at which a ship operates. Specifiers have to carefully consider the coating choices needed for each specific vessel area, taking into account factors such as service conditions (immersed, non-immersed, exposed, etc). as well as substrate type, (shop primer, steel, aluminium, etc) There is now a new solution available, a high quality product which will provide long term anticorrosive performance in service, whilst substantially simplifying production at the newbuilding stage. It can be applied to virtually all vessel areas and in all temperatures, all year round.

Wouldnt it make life simple if there was just one primer that would work for the entire vessel, inside and out.

That solution is

The unique anticorrosive primer that benefits both shipyards and ship operators.

SigmaPrime is a high quality epoxy primer specifically designed to fit shipyard building practices whilst offering excellent long-term corrosion protection.

s Ballast Tanks s Underwater Hull s Decks s Superstructure s Cargo Holds s Cargo Tanks s Internals

Theres virtually no part of the vessel that cant be successfully primed with this new generation coating. SigmaPrime is the latest in a series of ground-breaking products from Sigma Coatings Marine who are continuously developing and improving the way coating systems build-in effective vessel protection.

Simplification and convenience for the ship builder long term performance for the owner.

If all these vessel areas didnt need separate primers we could actually design for faster construction.

One primer for all areas, in all seasons.

SigmaPrime delivers dependable high quality performance wherever and whenever you use it. It offers excellent water and corrosion resistance when applied to steel and non-ferrous metals, exhibiting excellent adhesion, flow and wetting properties, as well as the abrasion resistance of any good quality epoxy primer. Use it to touch up weld seams and damage to epoxy coatings during construction and as the primer coat under virtually any epoxy, alkyd, chlorinated rubber, vinyl or polyurethane system. Another major SigmaPrime benefit is its exceptionally broad application window. Even parts of the world with hot, humid summers and cold winters present no problems for this versatile, application friendly primer, suitable for application at high humidity or temperatures down to -10C.

SigmaPrime provides excellent anticorrosive protection due to its wide range of excellent adhesion on: s Shop-primer s Mild steel (blasted or mechanically pre-treated) s Aluminium s Stainless steel s Galvanised steel s Hydrojetted surfaces

SigmaPrime can also be overcoated with virtually all other coating types: s Epoxy s Polyurethane s Acrylic s Alkyd s Chlorinated rubber s Vinyl s Fire retardant

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The unique anticorrosive primer that benefits both shipyards and ship operators

In recent years, huge technical strides have been made in the development of coatings systems that provide optimal protection whilst being tailored to the challenges faced by each different vessel area. The problem this creates for shipyards is that the coating process becomes complex, requiring several specific and different coatings, to meet the differing demands for long term protection of underwater hull, superstructure, topsides, decks, tanks, cargo holds, etc. SigmaPrime is the first primer to eliminate the concerns regarding suitability for different vessel areas and the first which may be applied under virtually any topcoat system.

Now we can use SigmaPrime throughout our newbuildings to make real cost savings.

SigmaPrime is the natural choice it makes the entire specification process simpler and cost effective you dont have to think about which primer to specify for each vessel area, because now there is one that works perfectly for all of them. For specifiers, owners, operators and shipyard managers SigmaPrime offers the sheer convenience of a single primer with all the properties you need it simplifies every function from design specification through to on-site application, creating economies of scale and minimising disruption at each stage along the way. With this quick drying, user friendly, all season primer it is now possible to:

s Reduce the total number of products s Simplify systems s Improve shipyard logistics s Reduce stocks s Improve production speed s Increase user familiarity increasing quality s Broaden coating application window s Reduce wastage

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The unique anticorrosive primer that benefits both shipyards and ship operators

The list of benefits that SigmaPrime can bring to shipyards and shipowners is impressive. One of the most significant is, of course cost reduction. When only one universally applied primer is needed for the entire vessel there is less product wastage. Furthermore, speed of production can be improved at block stage, creating even more cost savings. For the Shipowner, this technically advanced epoxy product becomes an important element for the optimised protection of the entire vessel, helping to maintain it in good condition and minimise the need for costly offhire, whilst extending its useful service life for the benefit of owners and operators.

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It is now possible to coat the entire vessel in a 2 coat anticorrosive system. Ballast Tanks
1x 1x or 1x 1x 125 SigmaPrime 125 SigmaPrime 125 SigmaPrime 125 Sigmaguard Tankshield Coating

Decks*
1 x 125 SigmaPrime 1 x 125 Sigma CM Coating

Underwater Hull
1 x 125 SigmaPrime 1 x 125 Sigma Hullrite + Antifouling

Topsides and Superstructure*

1 x 125 SigmaPrime 1 x 125 Sigma CM

Cargo Holds
1 x 100 SigmaPrime 1 x 150 Sigma Multiguard

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Internal Spaces
1 x 75 SigmaPrime

Cargo Tanks

1 x 125 SigmaPrime 1 x 125 Sigmaguard Tankshield Coating (depending on cargoes)

* Dependant on building schedule and service requirements Consult Sigma Coatings for details

Sales and Service Network

ARGENTINA
Precimax Motors Esmeralda 77, Piso 4 1035 Buenos Aires Tel : + 54 (11) 4342 9388 Fax: + 54 (11) 4331 0708 precimax@sinectis.com.ar

CURACAO
Ship and Industrial Supplies N.V. Appeldamweg 38 Willemstad Tel : + 599 (9) 461 2289 Fax: + 599 (9) 461 7397 ship.ind.suppl@attglobal.net

INDONESIA
Sigma Coatings Kawasan Industrie Pulogadung Jl. Rawagelam III, No. 1 Jakarta Timur 13930 Jakarta Tel : + 62 (21) 460 5710 Fax: + 62 (21) 461 0454 sigmaind@mega.net.id

NORWAY
Sigma Coatings AS Josefines gate 37 N-0351 Oslo Tel : + 47 (23) 086 530 Fax:+ 47 (22) 554 491 sigma.norway@sigmakalon.com

SOUTH AFRICA
Sigma Coatings (Pty) Ltd. Unit 14B Borax Street Alrode Extension 7 Alberton P.O. Box 124055, Alrode 1451 Gauteng Tel : + 27 (11) 908 6285 Fax: + 27 (11) 908 5202 pcm.marketing@dulux.co.za

CYPRUS
Sigma Coatings B.V. Cyprus Branch Corner Gladstone & M. Koutsofta Taitou Court, room 103 3032 Limassol Tel : + 357 (25) 747 201 Fax: + 357 (25) 747 393 sigmacyp@spidernet.com.cy

AUSTRALIA
Wattyl (Australia) Pty Ltd. Railway Parade Rocklea 4106 Brisbane Tel : + 61 (7) 3853 2888 Fax: + 61 (7) 3875 1610 wattylpcm@ozemail.com.au

IRELAND
Irish Paint Limited 66 Heather Road Sandyford Industrial Estate 18 Dublin Tel : + 353 (1) 295 2494 Fax: + 353 (1) 295 2608 irishpaint@eircom.net

PAKISTAN
Marine & Industrial Consultants 105 Kahayaban-e-Muhafiz, Phase VI Defence Housing Authority, 75500 Karachi Tel : + 92 (21) 584 1468 Fax: + 92 (21) 585 2399 mic@super.net.pk

SPAIN
Sigma Coatings S.A. Alcal 95 28009 Madrid Tel : + 34 (91) 435 0104 Fax: + 34 (91) 435 3065 sigma.spain@sigmakalon.com

BAHRAIN
Skyline Trading Corporation P.O. Box 3207 Manama Tel : + 973 591 293 Fax: + 973 590 338 stc3207@batelco.com.bh

DENMARK
Sigma Coatings A/S Tigervej 37 DK 4600 Kge Tel : + 45 (56) 640 560 Fax: + 45 (56) 640 564 sigma.denmark@sigmacoatings.com

ITALY
Sigma Coatings Srl. Via degli Artigiani 58 I-16162 Genova Tel : + 39 (010) 723 041 Fax: + 39 (010) 710 022 sigma.genova@sigmacoatings.com

PANAMA
Canal Supplies Inc. P.O. Box 1013 Balboa, Ancon Tel : + 507 232 5410 Fax: + 507 232 5654 canalsuppliesinc@hotmail.com

SRI LANKA
Colombo Dockyard Limited P.O. Box 906, Graving Docks 15 Colombo Tel : + 94 (74) 616 940 Fax: + 94 (1) 446 441 sigmanaw@sltnet.lk

BANGLADESH
Seaways Bonded Warehouse Ltd. Jiban Bima Bhaban 1053 SK Mujib Road 4100 Chittagong Tel : + 880 (31) 711 045 Fax: + 880 (31) 715 488 seaways@spctnet.com

ECUADOR
Ecuanobel S.A. KM 10 Via Daule Guayaquil Tel : + 593 (42) 250 846 Fax: + 593 (42) 251 834 resinquin@telconet.net

JAPAN
Sigma Shinto Coatings Co. Ltd. Shintetsu Building, 8th Floor 1-1, Daikai-Dori, 1-Chome, Hyogo-Ku 652-0803 Kobe Tel : + 81 (78) 574 2777 Fax: + 81 (78) 576 0035 kobe@sigma-shinto.co.jp

PERU
Corporacion Mara S.A. Jr. Perseo No. 251 La Campina Chorrillos Lima 09 Tel : + 511 467 6777 Fax: + 511 252 2438 manolou@terra.com.pe

SWEDEN
Sigma Farg AB Transportgatan 37 P.O. Box 4055 S - 422 04 Gothenburg (Hisings Backa) Tel : + 46 (31) 570 730 Fax: + 46 (31) 571 860

EGYPT
Euroquarzo 6 Osman Ibn Affan St., Heliopolis Cairo Tel : + 20 (2) 240 9956 Fax: + 20 (2) 240 9966

BELGIUM
Sigma Coatings NV Tweemontstraat 104 2100 Deurne Tel : + 32 (3) 360 6311 Fax: + 32 (3) 360 6434 marinecoatings.belgium @sigmacoatings.com

KOREA
SigmaKalon Korea Ltd. 2F Dong Bang Building 131-11 Kwang An 1-dong SooYoung-Ku, Pusan Tel : + 82 (51) 754 9822 Fax: + 82 (51) 754 9953 sigma.korea@sigmakalon.com

PHILIPPINES

SYRIA
Delaware Engineering Ind. Dummar Project Island 11 Tower No. 11 Damascus Tel : + 963 (11) 311 0591 Fax: + 963 (11) 312 2682 delaware@mail.sy

FINLAND
Sigma Coatings Seaside Business Center Lonnrotsgatan 47 00180 Helsinki Tel : + 358 (9) 6936 1040 Fax: + 358 (9) 6936 1044 businesscenter@businez.pp.fi

BULGARIA
Adimar Ltd. 37 Primorsky Blvd., 9001 Varna Tel : + 359 (52) 632 078 Fax: + 359 (52) 632 077 adimar@intratel.bg

FRANCE
Sigma Coatings S.A. Immeuble Les Fontaines 10 rue Henri-Sainte-Claire-Deville 92565 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex Tel : + 33 (1) 4135 9000 Fax: + 33 (1) 4710 3851

CANADA
Sigprocan Enterprises Ltd. 18640-32 Avenue BC V4P 1M5 Surrey (Vancouver) Tel : + 1 (604) 541 4286 Fax: + 1 (604) 541 0383

GERMANY
Sigma Coatings Farben & Lackwerke GmbH Moorfleeter Strasse 42 D 22113 Hamburg Tel : + 49 (40) 736 0210 Fax: + 49 (40) 733 8960 sigham@sigmacoatings.com

CHILE
J.C.M.A. Almirante Senoret 151 Officina 141 Valparaiso Tel : + 56 (32) 215 187 Fax: + 56 (32) 258 799 jcma-consultans@entelchile.net

Sigma Coatings (Phils.) Inc. Unit 1015, Medical Plaza Makati 102 Amorsolo corner Dela Rosa Street Legaspi Village 1229 Makati KUWAIT Tel : + 63 (2) 752 6770 Kuwait Shipbuilding & Repairyard Co. Fax: + 63 (2) 752 6771 P.O. Box 21998 sigmaphl@philonline.com 13080 Safat POLAND Tel : + 965 483 0309 Sigma Coatings (Lakiery i Farby) Fax: + 965 484 0270 Sp. z o.o. lyon@ksrc.com.kw ul. T. Wendy 15 LIBYA 81-341 Gdynia United Engineers 56 Suey Khitoony Street Tel : + 48 (58) 621 6590 P.O. Box 84440 Fax: + 48 (58) 621 6790 Tripoli sigma.poland@sigmakalon.com Tel : + 218 (21) 444 2565 Fax: + 218 (21) 444 3171 ROMANIA hbadry@aol.com Camar Co. Ltd. Stock Exchange Building MALAYSIA Berth 16 SigmaKalon (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Co. No. 565016 K P.O. Box 1150 Lot 9 & 11, Jalan Tukang 16/4 Constantza 8700 P.O. Box 7079 Tel : + 40 (41) 611 181 40702 Shah Alam Fax: + 40 (41) 617 311 Selangor camtrade@camar.ro Tel : + 60 (3) 5519 3062 Fax: + 60 (3) 5513 9766 sigmams@po.jaring.my

TAIWAN
Yung Chi Paint & Varnish MFG Co. Ltd. 26, Yen Hai 3rd Road Kaohsiung Tel : + 886 (7) 871 3181 Fax: + 886 (7) 871 5443

U.A.E.
Sigma Paints Saudi Arabia Ltd. Dubai Branch P.O. Box 52781 Al Qouz Industrial Area Dubai Tel : + 971 (4) 338 0399 Fax: + 971 (4) 338 0608 sigmadbx@emirates.net.ae

UK (ENGLAND)
Sigma Coatings Ltd. Sigma House Tingewick Road MK18 1ED Buckingham Tel : + 44 (1280) 825 003 Fax: + 44 (1280) 824 327 siglon@sigmakalon.com

SAUDI ARABIA
Sigma Paints Saudi Arabia Ltd. HQ P.O. Box 7509 1st Industrial Estate 31472 Dammam Tel : + 966 (3) 847 3100 Fax: + 966 (3) 847 1734 info@sigmapaints.com

GREECE
Sigma Coatings S.A. 12 Akti Possidonos GR - 185 31 Piraeus Tel : + 30 (10) 411 0222 Fax: + 30 (10) 422 4403 sigma.greece@sigmakalon.com

CHINA
Sigma Coatings (Kunshan) Co. Ltd Shanghai Office Room 405 Pidemco Tower No. 318 Fu Zhou Road 200001 Shanghai Tel : + 86 (21) 6391 2991 Fax: + 86 (21) 6391 2996 china.marine@sigmacoatings.com.hk

MALTA
Sigma Coatings (Malta) Ltd. Sigma Triq il-Kaccatur QRM 05, Qormi P.O. Box 256 CMR 01 Valetta Tel : + 356 495 413 Fax: + 356 491 145

URUGUAY
Pedro Santana S.A. Cerrito 279-285 Montevideo Tel : + 598 (2) 916 1525 Fax: + 598 (2) 916 2214 santana@montevideo.com.uy

HONG KONG
Sigma Coatings (Hong Kong) Ltd. 11/F Shun Kwong Commercial Building 8 Des Voeux Road West Hong Kong Tel : + 852 2545 2821 Fax: + 852 2544 6109 sigma.hongkong@sigmakalon.com

SCOTLAND
Sigma Coatings Limited Unit 6 Greenbank Business Centre East Tullos AB12 3BN Aberdeen Tel : + 44 (1224) 899 300 Fax: + 44 (1224) 896 323

MEXICO
K.J.Quinn de Mxico, Aldama # 21, Col. Puente de Vigas, Tlalneplantla, Edo. de Mxico C.P. 54090 Tel : + 52 5362 0444 Fax: + 52 5362 7453 sigma@sigmacoatings.com.mx

USA
Sigma Coatings USA B.V. 1401 Destrehan Avenue P.O. Box 816 LA 70059 Harvey Tel : + 1 (504) 347 4321 Fax: + 1 (504) 341 9120 sigma.harvey@sigmacoatings.com

COLOMBIA
Spectrum Industrial Coatings S.A. Carrera 36 No. 128-23 Bogota Tel : + 57 (1) 615 6997 Fax: + 57 (1) 520 2500 omancipe@sigmacolombia.com.co

INDIA
Sigma Marine & Protective Coatings (India) Pvt Ltd. 1st Floor Jagdamba House Peru Baug, Goregaon (East) 400063 Mumbai Tel : + 91 (22) 876 9891 Fax: + 91 (22) 876 9889 sigind@bom3.vsnl.net.in

SINGAPORE
Sigma Coatings Pte. Ltd. Blk 8, # 05 05 Liang Huat Industrial Complex 51 Benoi Road 629908 Singapore Tel : + 65 267 5818 Fax: + 65 262 3626 sigma.singapore@sigmakalon.com

CROATIA
Chromos Boje I Lakovi Rudolfa Strohalaz 2 51000 Reijka Tel : + 385 (51) 331 750 Fax: + 385 (51) 331 016 chrosigm@ri.tel.hr

NETHERLANDS
Sigma Coatings B.V. Parmentierplein 13 3088 GN Rotterdam Tel : + 31 (10) 294 3333 Fax: + 31 (10) 429 4612 marinecoatingsnederland @sigmakalon.com

VENEZUELA
Cromas Coatings de Venezuela C.A. Carretera Panamericana Km. 14 Sector Industrial Las Minas, Caracas Tel : + 58 (212) 372 8033 Fax: + 58 (212) 372 8244 guntherbockl@hotmail.com

Shipyard benefits
s Simplified specification s Reduction in number of coatings s Increased familiarity with coatings and systems s Increased production speed/quality s Reduced stocks s Reduced consumption/ wastage

Owner on-site benefits

s Simplified specification s Increased familiarity with coatings and systems s Increased quality

Owner in-service benefits

s Long term anticorrosive protection s Simplified maintenance specifications s Increased quality reducing maintenance

Differentiation by design

Sigma Coatings Protective Coatings and Marine Business Unit

PO Box 42, 1420 AA, Uithoorn, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0) 297 541911 Fax: +31 (0) 297 541054 E-mail: siguitmarine@sigmakalon.com Website:www.sigmacoatings.com

A member of the SigmaKalon Group of Companies

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