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Hempel A/S colleagues: Inspiring the next generation of scientists 🚀 The global skills gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is a pressing issue across many industries. And the coatings industry is no exception. Despite the rising number of STEM graduates, the demand for skilled professionals continues to outpace supply, with significant gender disparities. In the EU, for example, there are nearly twice as many men in STEM jobs compared to women 👨🏽🔬👨🏽🔬👩🏽🔬 ✨ Growing the talent pool, by inspiring more girls and women to pursue a career in STEM, is crucial to addressing the gap. That’s why initiatives like Science Girls by Science City Lyngby are so important. The Science Girls club helps girls aged 13-19 see the positive impact of STEM in solving local and global challenges 🔬🌍 It’s a welcoming community where girls visit companies to: 💡meet role models who share their passion for science; and  💡be inspired about where their interest in science can take them. The Science Girls visited the Hempel Campus and met Hempel colleagues Apichaya Kunin, Laboratory Technician, Amalie Trige Pedersen, Senior Project Manager, Zoi Lamprakou, Ph.D., R&D Scientist, Alessia Burraschini, Laboratory Technician, and Mercedes Luna Mateo, R&D Manager, Wind Blades, led by Camilla Holmberg, Lab Manager. Together, our colleagues showed the Science Girls how our coatings are made and how they protect our customers’ most valuable assets 🛡️ 🙏🏽 Thank you to the Science Girls and Science City Lyngby’s Tanja Kathleen Benzon Monk and Anéh Christina Hajdu for stopping by. And thank you to our fantastic colleagues for helping to inspire the next generation of scientists! 🌟 #FutureOfWork #STEM #WomenInSTEM

Strengthening connections with customers and colleagues at Wattyl - A part of Hempel 🫱🏽🫲🏽🌏 Our Group President and CEO, Michael Hansen, and Executive Vice President and Head of Decorative, Ana Henriques, were in New Zealand and Australia last week, visiting partners and engaging with our Wattyl colleagues 🌟 During this leg of the tour, Michael and Ana were joined in Australia by Rene Overgaard Jensen, Hempel’s Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation & Information Officer. 🎤 Rene provided colleagues with an update on enhancements to the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system during a townhall, which was broadcast live to Wattyl’s 800 colleagues. Other highlights included a store visit to Wattyl’s valued customer Bunnings in Mentone, to gain insights and admire the Wattyl products on display. This was followed by an informative tour of Wattyl’s factory in Footscray 🏭 💬 Michael and Ana were delighted to take part in a Wattyl Women’s Network (ANZ Chapter) meeting where they engaged in valuable discussions with network members. The tour concluded with Michael, Ana and Rene connecting with colleagues during store visits to Wattyl Paint Centres in Kirrawee and Padstow 💡 Check out the photos from the first leg of Michael and Ana’s tour in New Zealand! ✨ https://lnkd.in/duzTQvRn #GlobalTeam #Leadership #TrustedPartner

We’re excited to take you on a journey to meet some of our colleagues in New Zealand and Australia 🤩 Hempel A/S’s Group President and CEO, Michael Hansen, and Executive Vice President and Head of Decorative, Ana Henriques, are visiting customers, partners and colleagues at Wattyl - A part of Hempel 🌟 The tour kicked off in New Zealand where Michael and Ana: 🫱🏽🫲🏽 gained valuable insights from the Wattyl team during roundtable discussions; and 🫱🏽🫲🏽 visited Wattyl retailers and Wattyl Paint Centres. During the store visits, the Wattyl team shared their journey at Hempel and highlighted the opportunities in the New Zealand market. Michael and Ana connected with Wattyl colleagues in Albany and Avondale, and met with Wattyl’s valued customer, Mitre 10 (New Zealand) Limited, in Westgate. The journey continued with visits to the Wattyl store in Thorndon Quay and the Mitre 10 MEGA Petone store in Wellington. Michael, Ana and Matt Crossingham, Managing Director, also had the pleasure of congratulating Ian Ritchie, Territory Manager, Retail, on his impressive 35 years with Wattyl! 🥳 Stay tuned for more updates and insights from Michael and Ana’s visit! 📸 💡 Did you know? Wattyl Paint Centres offer customers expert advice, colour matching and a personalised experience, and Wattyl stores provide convenient access to a wide range of paint products and accessories. #GlobalTeam #Leadership #TrustedPartner

Are you seeking a workplace where your ideas are valued, and a strong sense of community thrives? ✨ Our colleague, Aleksander Jasnoch, Digital First Response Manager, shares his experience of working in Hempel A/S's Digital team in Gdansk, Poland 👨🏼💻 We aim to be a trusted partner, leveraging technology to set ourselves and our customers apart in the market. And our Digital team plays a crucial role in this. 🔎 Right now, we're looking for new colleagues who want to build a career contributing to our global impact through visionary products and services. Have a look at our Careers page to see if we could be a fit for you 🌟https://lnkd.in/eJtvpS8x #Careers #Hiring

Excitement buzzed through the halls of METSTRADE this week as visitors gathered for the highly anticipated reveal by Hempel A/S’s Yacht team in Amsterdam ✨ ⛵ The team unveiled Hempel’s latest innovation for the Yacht market, Hempel’s Infinity: a revolutionary water-based and biocide-free recharger that renews the hydrogel in Hempel’s silicone paint systems for the Yacht market, such as Silic One and Hempasil Pro. “I’m extremely proud to be part of Hempel’s Infinity launch at METSTRADE. This groundbreaking product for the Yacht market is a result of Hempel's continuous efforts to create solutions that make boat maintenance quick and easy, enabling boat owners to enjoy more time sailing,” says Zeljka Bassanese, Marketing Communication Manager, Yacht at Hempel. “I’d like to extend my gratitude to the entire Hempel Yacht team for their unwavering dedication. Your enthusiasm makes all of this possible." #ConnectingToCustomers #HempelYacht #Yachting

✨ A game changer for leisure boat owners ✨ 🥵 Hull cleaning and painting are often the most time-consuming maintenance tasks for boat owners. Today Hempel A/S introduces Infinity, a revolutionary water-based and biocide-free recharger that renews the hydrogel in Hempel’s silicone paint systems for the Yacht market, such as Silic One and Hempasil Pro. Infinity extends the paint-free period of Hempel’s silicone hull systems by an extra season ✅ The result? More time sailing, less time painting ⛵ “Hempel’s Infinity is our most significant innovation in the Yacht sector since the launch of Hempel’s Silic One back in 2012,” says Thomas Olsen, Marketing Director - Yacht at Hempel. “It has been designed with boat owners’ time and money in mind, enabling them to maintain performance excellence year after year, in a more sustainable way. I am excited to introduce this groundbreaking innovation and look forward to following its success and impact in the market.” Click the link to read the press release ✨ https://lnkd.in/dthHNZBD #ProductLaunch #Yachting

RightShip is the world’s leading digital maritime platform that focuses on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors🌏🚢 🫱🏽🫲🏽 It connects solution developers with maritime stakeholders who could benefit from their new technologies. We’re pleased to announce that Hempel A/S’s groundbreaking silicone hull coating, Hempaguard, has undergone RightShip's meticulous product review process and is now approved for its Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program 🥳 “We’re thrilled to become part of RightShip’s Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program. For over a decade, Hempaguard has delivered significant operational cost savings and substantial reductions in carbon emissions,” says Alexander Enström, Executive Vice President and Head of Marine at Hempel. “Highlighting achievements and technologies like this is crucial for raising awareness within the maritime industry and encouraging the broader adoption of sustainable and effective solutions.” Click the link to read the press release ✨ https://lnkd.in/dRgMNTzy #DecarbonisingShipping #HullEfficiency #MarineCoatings #Sustainability

Meet our newly graduated Hempel Foundation Ambassadors 🤩🎉 Each year, Hempel A/S gives colleagues the opportunity to apply to experience first-hand the global philanthropic work of our majority owner, the Hempel Foundation. It’s called the iWitness Tour 💙 🌍 Joining from all over the world, colleagues travel to witness some of the Hempel Foundation’s sustainable development projects. When iWitness Tour participants return, they’re awarded the title of Hempel Foundation Ambassador and share what they’ve seen with colleagues back home. This means we can all bear witness to the great work of the Hempel Foundation and its partners. Check out the highlights video from this year’s iWitness Tour to Tanzania and meet our new Ambassadors 👇🏽 💡 Hempel is majority-owned by the Hempel Foundation, which ensures a solid economic base for the Hempel Group and supports cultural, social, humanitarian and scientific purposes around the world. Through our daily work, all Hempel colleagues contribute to the philanthropic work of the Hempel Foundation 💙 This means our colleagues’ hard work and dedication not only make a difference to our customers, but also contribute to a greater purpose. #Biodiversity #EducationForAll #HempelAtHeart #SociallyCommitted #Tanzania

"A work culture that empowers you to achieve more.” ✨ That’s how our colleague, Jessie Yi, Digital Operations Manager, describes her journey at Hempel A/S. 🎙️ Jessie shares how her passion for innovation and technology has shaped her 27-year career with us. We aim to be a trusted partner, leveraging technology to set ourselves and our customers apart in the market. And our Digital team plays a crucial role in this. 🔎 Right now, we're looking for new colleagues who want to build a career contributing to our global impact through visionary products and services. Have a look at our Careers page to see if we could be a fit for you 🌟https://lnkd.in/eJtvpS8x   #Careers #Digital #Hiring #Innovation 

✨ Hempel A/S contributes to guidelines that impact the evaluation of low-friction coatings on vessel speed RightShip, with contributions from Hempel, has provided an update to the calculation of Existing Vessel Design Index (EVDI). The update is used in assigning a Green House Gas (GHG) rating to include the benefits of low-friction marine coatings, which improve ship efficiency 🚢💨 A leading ESG-focused digital maritime platform, RightShip has long supported the decarbonisation of the maritime industry with its GHG rating system of the world’s fleet 🌏 💡 The system supports vessel owners, managers, charterers, financiers and ports to make informed decisions by promoting the availability and selection of more energy-efficient ships. 🫱🏽🫲🏽 Now, with contributions from Hempel, a mechanism to calculate EVDI focusing on the role of low-friction coatings has been completed. Released on 6 November 2024, these Low-Friction Coating Guidelines for the EVDI empower ship owners to demonstrate the positive impact of low-friction antifouling coatings, like Hempel’s Hempaguard, without needing to conduct sea trials. 🎙️Dr. Yigit Kemal Demirel and Stavros Sklavounos, Hull Performance Solution Managers at Hempel, shared what this change means for the maritime industry. H: Can you explain what RightShip’s GHG rating is all about? Y: RightShip’s GHG rating is a benchmarking tool that assesses the environmental efficiency of ships by measuring their carbon dioxide emissions relative to similar vessels. It helps industry stakeholders make informed decisions by promoting the selection of more energy-efficient ships. H: What does this development mean for the industry? S: It’s a pivotal development for the maritime and coatings industries, as it marks the first time that out-of-dock power savings from low-friction antifouling coatings are accurately included in a design index, much like other energy efficiency technologies. This gives industry stakeholders more clarity when making plans for which energy efficiency technologies to put in place as part of their decarbonisation plans. H: What role did you and your Hempel colleagues play in this development? Y: Low-friction antifouling coatings, like Hempaguard, are among the most accessible and effective ways to enhance the energy efficiency of ships. However, measuring their impact without conducting sea trials has been challenging. My colleagues and I have been advocating for the precise modelling of these coatings’ effects on ship performance by submitting experimental results, evidence and calculations from our own framework. We’re proud to have contributed to the development of such impactful guidelines published by RightShip. H: Thank you Yigit and Stavros! #DecarbonisingShipping #HullEfficiency #MarineCoatings #Sustainability