Performance

• Coppercoat Multi-Season Antifoul Coating is internationally proven on hundreds of military, intelligence, and research vessels. The vessel-operating profiles are a mix of high and low speed, high and low use, and range from tropical to near-freezing waters.

• Coppercoat maintains full efficacy against fouling and protects aluminium, steel, GRP, and composite substrates for ten or more years.

• Coppercoat is non-eroding, highly durable, and more resistant to abrasive and impact damage than any other antifouling product.

• Coppercoat Commercial has a drag coefficient lower than most antifouling paints optimising fuel efficiency and speed.

• Coppercoat Commercial is lighter than foul-release films and water-absorbing traditional antifoul coatings enhancing the performances of wind and wave-propelled vessels and high-speed powered craft.

• Coppercoat reduces maintenance, associated costs, and out-of-service durations.

• CK426 Ceramic Infused Two-Part Epoxy Protection and Anticorrosive Barrier Coating is the preferred predecessor coating for Coppercoat. The two coatings chemically fuse creating a complex, non-porous, monolithic shell over underwater surfaces and eliminating the risk of inter-coat delamination.

Economics

• HullWell’s refined Performance + Cost Analytics software delivers critical information to facilitate accurate decision-making involving underwater surface performance and protection for military, intelligence, and research vessels.

• Our Performance and Cost Analytics will demonstrate the significant performance and economic benefits of Coppercoat Commercial Multi-Season Antifoul Coating coatings arising from long efficacy, superior substrate protection, fouling prevention, durability, low drag, minimum maintenance, and minimum out-of-service durations.

Environmental Responsibility

• Coppercoat Multi-Season Antifoul Coating is recognised as the most environmentally responsible antifoul coating available. This attribute strongly aligns with many of the objectives of organisations in the intelligence and research sectors.

• Environmental and sustainability benefits of working with HullWell and the HullWell Coating System:

• Coppercoat Multi-Season Antifoul Coating is manufactured using entirely 100% recycled copper.

• Coppercoat is solvent-free; it does not discharge VOCs into the Earth’s atmosphere. VOC discharges from solvent-based products are a primary cause of ozone depletion and ocean warming.

• Coppercoat Multi-Season Antifoul Coating is non-eroding and does not leech biocides, toxins, silicon, or plastics into the marine environment. These compounds are destructive to sea life and ocean health.

• The minimal maintenance requirements and long efficacy of the HullWell Marine Infrastructure System reduce emissions associated with the regular replacement and frequent maintenance required of traditional underwater surface coatings.

• The HullWell system produces no end-of-life waste.