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Industry urged to act
UK-based Intermodal Innovation LLP
recently delivered a set of five 25ft interlocking
offshore baskets, certified to DNV 2.7-1, to
on R22 refrigerant
Sercel for the transport of seismic acquisition
equipment. The individual baskets are
interchangeable and the entire set can be
transported and lifted as a single unit using
UK refrigerant specialist Harp International The price of R22 is also expected to
interlocking twistlocks supplied by UK-based
is warning shipping companies and per- increase sharply as chemical manufactur-
Duraloc Ltd. A leader in the seismic
ishable cargo store operators that they must ers wind-down production over the next
acquisition industry, Sercel designs,
act now over the common refrigerant R22 few months in the run up to the ban. In
manufactures and supports a full range of
high-tech integrated equipment for
or risk the continuity of mechanical cool- the US, the cost of R22 has already risen
hydrocarbon exploration in land, transition
ing services that depend upon it. by a factor of five and is still rising.
zone, ocean-bottom cable, marine and down-
R22, a proscribed hydrochloro- “The key thing is to address the prob-
hole environments. “Thanks to Intermodal
fluorocarbon, is still widely used in chill- lem now, determine the best solution and Innovation’s design capacity, we have been
ers for air conditioning and refrigeration, have a plan in place,” says Dr Davey, “Those able to provide our customer with an
coldstores and some remaining reefer con- who do this can rest easy, knowing their
innovative solution to reduce excessive rig-
tainers, but has already been banned in business is safe. Those who bury their heads
time deployment costs as well as lost time
new plant under EU legislation. The next in the sand will pay a high price and, in
moving tools from one location to another,” a
stage is a ban on the use of virgin or new some cases, it could prove disastrous.”
Sercel spokesman said
R22 for topping up existing cooling sys-
tems, which comes into effect at the end
of 2009. After that date, only recycled R22
may be used to top up plant.
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any R22 will become illegal and, accord-
ing to Dr John Davey of Harp Interna-
tional, there are now suggestions that the
European Commission may bring this fi-
nal date forward by up to three years.
To help users, Harp International has
introduced an expert advice service for
organisations exposed on R22. The Total
R22 Solution provides advice, management
support and technical back-up to ensure
that those with R22-based cooling plant
make the right, cost-effective decisions for
the future.
“There is a vast amount of equipment
out there still running on R22. It is esti-
mated that up to a third of the cooling
systems in the UK depend on it. For many
There is no finer tuning of industrial gear units:
shipping lines and cargo operators it is criti-
cal to their operations. Managers must act
The new X series from SEW-EURODRIVE.
now, as time is running out,” Dr Davey says.
The concern is that delaying taking
action will create overwhelming demand
that the refrigeration contracting indus-
try will be unable to meet in the run-up
From now on, over-sizing for industrial
to the ban.
gear units will be a thing of the past:
The new X series developed and manu-
Decent year
factured by SEW-EURODRIVE offers a
matching industrial gear unit for each
for Hempel
branch of industry and for any task.
Denmark-based coatings manufacturer
It is initially available in eight finely grad-
Hempel says it had a “decent” year in 2008
ed sizes and thus adapts optimally to
despite the downturn in the global
economy that affected much of the coat-
the respective application. As a result,
ings industry. Nevertheless, revenues and costs and weight are reduced signifi-
profits were down on 2007, mainly due
cantly. In line with the product program,
to lower sales in the container segment,
which accounted for
a complete electromechanical modular
€80M in lost rev-
enue for the company.
system is available with perfectly mat-
Hempel sold a total of 273M litres of
paint in 2008 compared to 289M litres
ched components such as swing bases,
in 2007. Group revenues fell by 1% to couplings and brakes. The industrial
€916M, while operating profit fell by 7%
gear unit series, which is designed for
to €89M largely due to non-recurring
items, including the accrual for closing
the upper torque range, also offers
down its production facility in Denmark
comprehensive application solutions
and the amortisation of the trademark of
Lacor, acquired in 2007.
and tools that will increase efficiency
Adjusted for non-recurring items,
and speed in project planning.
underlying operating profit was just above
€100M compared to €96M in 2007. Net
profit in 2008 fell by 18% to All the benefits arising from €57M (up
by 2% before non-recurring items).
SEW-EURODRIVE’s logistic leadership
Last year was the biggest year of in-
vestment in Hempel’s history and results
also apply, of course, to the new
show that the company’s strategy - One
X series: worldwide availability, short
Hempel -Everywhere - is paying off de-
spite the economic slowdown, the com-
delivery times, local assembly and
pany said. comprehensive service during all phases
The biggest event of 2008 was the
of the product life cycle.
acquisition of Hempel-Hai Hong from
joint venture partner China Merchants
SEW-EURODRIVE—Driving the world
Holdings (International) Co Ltd for
€150M. The transaction, which was com-
pleted on 5 January 2009, gives Hempel
full control of its operation in China.
Hempel also acquired overall control
of its operations in Croatia and Morocco
in 2008 and committed to new factories
in Poland and China, both of which
SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG
should come online in 2010.
“There is no escaping the fact that
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real challenges, but if we maintain our
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focus on efficiency and continue to pro-
vide high-quality products and a high
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level of service, we will emerge as a
stronger company,” said Hempel group
president and CEO Pierre-Yves Jullien.
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