HEMPEL ANTIFOULING

Marine
Offering a full range of proven coatings and technical service, Hempel helps you reduce fuel bills, extend maintenance cycles and cut drydock expenses.

A global supplier of marine, protective and decorative coatings, Hempel offers both high quality products and trusted technical and application advice. Whether you need coatings for newbuilding, maintenance or sea stock, our products will keep your vessel in prime condition for longer, from the underwater hull to the cargo tanks and ballast tanks.

Trusted technology
Our focus on constant improvement ensures that you have access to the latest technology, technical service and application techniques.

All our coatings undergo stringent testing – in the lab, on our test rafts in seas around the world and on test vessels – so you always know our coatings will deliver as promised, even when new technology or new legislation is introduced.
Trusted advice
A successful coating solution requires quality throughout the process, from initial specification to application and maintenance.
A team of 600+ FROSIO/NACE qualified coating advisors in shipyards around the world ensure you get the best possible solution, while keeping application costs and drydock time to a minimum.
A trusted partner
At Hempel, the our goal is to be a long-term business partner that you can rely on, and we focus on providing proven products and services that help you achieve your long-term business goals.
Rresponsibility that stretches beyond business. So we invest in developing products that help you achieve your environmental targets and continually strive to reduce emissions and waste from our own operations.
Support projects around the world through the Hempel Foundation that help improve education for children in need, so they can build a better future for themselves, their families and their communities.
The experience to deliver
Hempel has supplied marine coatings since 1915. Today, the Hempel name is associated with trusted technology, expert technical service and reliability.
Hempel launched the world's first antifouling coating for ships’ hulls 1917. We still lead the world in antifouling and fouling release technology and have an extensive list of reference vessels around the globe.

History
In July 1915, Jørgen Christian Hempel became Denmark’s youngest licensed wholesaler when he established Hempel’s Marine Paints. Nearly 100 years later, Hempel is one of the largest coatings suppliers in the world.

J.C. Hempel was just 21 years old when he established Hempel Marine Paints in 1915. Despite only having DKK 300 in his pocket, business proved brisk enough for him to open his first paint mixing factory one year later.

Although rather low-tech - the factory paint mixer was an old coffee grinder - the factory was soon producing enough paint for J.C .Hempel to supply most of the ships along the quays of Copenhagen.

Early innovation
As J.C. Hempel’s business grew, so did his pioneering spirit. In 1917 he released the company's first antifouling coating for ships’ hulls. Today, Hempel leads the world in antifouling and fouling release technology.