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Coated components endure harsh conditions on oil rigs. Lighting components have survived one of nature's toughest tests — installation on oil rigs — with the help of Xylan, a fluoropolymer‐based coating from Whitford Plastics. Andrew Chalmers & Mitchell, a manufacturer of lighting equipment for the oil industry, has had its products coated with Xylan by ICL Technical Plastics Ltd in Glasgow, enabling them to withstand constant attack from corrosive exhaust fumes and to absorb the stresses caused by thermal cycling.

Protective coating can survive swaging loads. A recent application of Whitford Plastics' Xylan surface coating illustrates the benefits of pre‐coating complex metal components prior to assembly.

Controlled gloss levels and colour consistency were among the factors that led high technology instrument makers Ometron, in consultation with sub‐contractors Plastic Coatings Ltd, to choose Whitford Plastics Ltd's Xylan 1010 and Xylan 4500 fluoropolymer coatings for the surface finish of the aluminium housing on their “VPI Sensor” scanning laser vibrometer.

Sea‐Nine Biocide ‐ Rohm and Haas Company announced that Sea‐Nine 211 biocide has been registered for use in marine paints by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Sea‐Nine 211 is the first new generation organic biocide to earn this registration.

A high performance weatherproof and anticarbonation coating, Monolastex Smooth from British manufacturer Liquid Plastics Limited, has been chosen to protect the 110m high Jeddah Tower, central administration building of the recently completed Jeddah Islamic Port complex.