CHAPTER 1 JOTUN – MORE THAN PAINT

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CHAPTER 1 JOTUN – MORE THAN PAINT

Jotun More Than Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2

Jotun Protective Coatings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.3
Single Source Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.5
World-wide service and supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.7
Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.8

Jotun World Headquarters in

Sandefjord, Norway.

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JOTUN – MORE THAN PAINT Jotun is amongst the world’s leaders in the manufacture and supply of paint,
powder coatings and cathodic protection.

Jotun products protect offshore structures, ships, buildings and industrial plants
against attack from the worst nature or man can offer – wind, rain, extremes of
heat and cold, pollution, chemicals and abrasion.

Jotun products also bring beauty to the surfaces they protect, combining
practicality with colour and texture.

Jotun is active in every aspect of coatings technology. Its objective is to offer its
customers the best possible solutions to their individual requirements.

Responsible and effective technical service is available throughout the world. In

more than 50 countries Jotun has built its reputation for quality, reliability and
friendliness.

JOTUN
GROUP

JOTUN JOTUN
JOTUN PAINTS DEKORATIV POWDER
COATINGS

The Jotun corporate ‘family tree’. Jotun

Paints encompasses all of the Jotun Jotun
Group’s paint activities worldwide.
Marine Coatings
This excludes Jotun Dekorativ which
comprises Jotun’s decorative operations in
Scandinavia, i.e. paints, stains and varnish Jotun
for the trade and DIY markets. Protective Coatings
Jotun Powder Coatings develops,
produces and sells powder coatings for
two main applications: corrosion Jotun Decorative
protection systems primarily for oil and gas (Excl. Scandinavia)
pipelines and reinforcement steel and
decorative powder coatings intended to
give an attractive finish to mass-produced
industrial goods.

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Jotun Protective Coatings Jotun protects offshore installations as well as chemical and oilfield plants in
environments ranging from the icy waters of the Arctic to deserts near the
Equator. It also meets the specialised needs of the mining and petrochemical
industries. For the container industry Jotun fulfils the demand for tough,
resilient, abrasion resistant coatings.

Today, for business anywhere in the world, the overall economics of protection
and maintenance are increasingly critical with the need to minimise long term
costs. Across the globe Jotun delivers its customers effective, economical
products which incorporate the very latest technological advances.

Research and development is a guiding light at Jotun and new challenges mean
that it has a higher priority than ever.

From the dedicated laboratory complex at Sandefjord in Norway, scientists work

together with R&D personnel around the world, combining state-of-the-art
technology with practical hands-on experience. They have an enviable
reputation for consistently achieving economical and workable solutions to
customer’s needs.

The driving force behind Jotun’s progress and success has been the ability to
combine technical and product excellence with active technical service support
world-wide.

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Jotun Protective Coatings

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The dedicated laboratory complex at

Sandefjord where the high priority placed
by Jotun on R&D recognises that
yesterday’s products will not suffice for
today and certainly not for tomorrow.

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Single Source Solutions Jotun is the specialist protective coatings manufacturer actively engaged in
cathodic protection. Jotun is a world leader in the research, design,
development and application of cathodic protection systems and services for the
offshore industry.

Cathodic protection is a specialised field requiring systems tailor made to each

specific need. Jotun has over 30 years experience and a comprehensive database
of case histories and reference lists, which illustrate the company’s wealth of
knowledge. A specialist R&D facility, its own foundry, a dedicated specialist
design team and technical support personnel, form an unrivalled resource
linked to the Jotun world-wide network.

Jotun is unique in the offshore industry as the single source for both coatings
and cathodic protection – recognised as the most effective method of protection
of steel against corrosion.

Jotun Protective Coatings also provides passive fire protection in a number of

countries throughout Europe and Asia, bringing the advantage of dealing with
one contract, one delivery and one source – Jotun. The advantages to the
customer of this unique interaction are totally unbiased, optimum technical and
economical solutions to corrosion protection problems.

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Single Source Solutions

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A part of the System Design Offices for

cathodic protection at Jotun in Langesund,
Norway. This is one of the integrated
activities which contributes to its specialist
corrosion engineering excellence.

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World-wide service All in all there are highly trained and experienced Jotun representatives in more
and supervision than 50 countries available to assess and analyse each customer’s particular
requirements.

Close communication throughout the network and direct access to the Jotun
Technical Department brings an unrivalled wealth of knowledge and experience
to solve even the most complex protection problems.

Experience gained throughout the world ensures that expert guidance is available
everywhere on the selection of the most economic and effective solution.

Jotun representatives bring sound, practical on-site advice and experience and
in-depth knowledge of Jotun’s advanced, sophisticated systems.

They ensure surface preparation and application methods meet the standards
required to achieve the most efficient performance.

One of Jotun’s many strengths lies in its

well developed worldwide network.
Across the globe Jotun has invested in
manufacturing at key centres linked to a
supporting network of associate
companies, agents and manufacturing
licencees thus ensuring prompt delivery,
efficiency and active on the spot technical
service, advice and support.

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DET NORSKE VERITAS

QUALITY SYSTEM CERTIFICATE
Certificate No. 97-OSL-AQ-6549

This is to certify that

THE QUALITY SYSTEM
of

JOTUN CATHODIC PROTECTION AS

at
Langesund, Norway

has been found to conform to the Quality System Standard

NS-EN ISO 9001, 1994

This Certificate is valid for the following product or service ranges :

ENGINEERING DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PURCHASING, PRODUCTION,

MARKETING, SALES AND TECHNICAL SERVICE OF PRODUCTS FOR
CATHODIC PROTECTION AND RELATED ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS.

Place and date: This Certificate with Appendix is

Høvik 1997-05-05 valid until: 2000-04-14

for Det Norske Veritas Region Norge AS

Eivind Bødtker Merete Lange

Management Representative Lead Auditor

Lack of fulfilment of conditions as set out in the Appendix may render this certificate invalid

DET NORSKE VERITAS REGION NORGE AS, VERITASVEIEN 1, 1322 HØVIK, NORWAY TEL.INT.: +47 67 57 72 50
Form No.: IND20.9a Issue: 1997-01-01 TELEFAX: +47 67 57 74 74

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DET NORSKE VERITAS

QUALITY SYSTEM CERTIFICATE
Certificate No. 97-OSL-AQ-6556

This is to certify that

THE QUALITY SYSTEM
of

JOTUN PAINTS
at
Sandefjord, Norway

has been found to conform to the Quality System Standard

NS-EN ISO 9001, 1994

This Certificate is valid for the following product or service ranges :

DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, PRODUCTION, SALES AND TECHNICAL SERVICE

OF PAINTS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION AND MARINE FOULING
BINDERS AND OTHER PAINT PRODUCTS.

Place and date: This Certificate with Appendix is

Høvik 1997-05-27 valid until: 2000-02-12

for Det Norske Veritas Region Norge AS

Eivind Bødtker Merete Lange

Management Representative Lead Auditor

Lack of fulfilment of conditions as set out in the Appendix may render this certificate invalid

DET NORSKE VERITAS REGION NORGE AS, VERITASVEIEN 1, 1322 HØVIK, NORWAY TEL.INT.: +47 67 57 72 50
Form No.: IND20.9a Issue: 1997-01-01 TELEFAX: +47 67 57 74 74

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