Merchant ships and fishing vessels around the world can save substantially on fuel consumption and maintenance by cleaning their surfaces properly, says the Faroe Islands well-known detergent manufacturer Kemilux Industri.
For decades, theyve been building a reputation for producing the best, most versatile detergents in the world. The saying goes that once youve tried one of their heavy-duty cleaning agents on a dirty or greasy surface, youll stick with it for the remainder of your life. And the same goes for rust depending on severity, just apply that Rust Solvent or Rust Wash and wipe it off.
Meet Kemilux Industri, a Faroese company recognized as the leader in its field. Since 1965, Kemilux has produced soaps, detergents, degreasers, solvents, and other substances for Faroese consumers and industrial clients in a growing number of countries.
Among the most important groups of clients: the fishing and shipping industries. Weve worked for many years with the North Atlantic fishing industries and, to a growing extent, also the merchant navies, says Kemilux Industri managing director Debes Petersen.
Mr Petersen says he plans to continue getting the product introduced on more ships.
You can save fuel by cleaning the hull to reduce water resistance. On the other hand, if you want to spend more on fuel, you keep painting over rusty surfaces, increasing the deadweight of the ship whereas in most cases you can save the paint and skip the added weight by simply washing off the rust instead, using one of our proven products. It will save you huge amounts of money and your ship will shine like new as well.
A few months ago, Kemilux Industri acquired packaging supplier Sirius, extending its product range significantly, and bringing in Páll Kjærbo, former Sirius managing owner, as new partner.
With the wide range of packaging materials covered in the Sirius concept, our customers will be offered a much more convenient service, Mr Petersen says. Whether its carton, paper, clothing, plastics
Sirius, much like Kemilux, is based on a deep knowledge of the maritime and seafood industries, Mr Kjærbo points out. We believe this will create some very interesting synergies, he says.
Kemilux Industri places great emphasis on environmental responsibility, Mr Petersen adds. The company is certified in accordance with the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard, and set to achieve the ISO 14001 environmental standard in the near future.
To ensure that all products continuously adhere to EU rules and regulations, and that user information is kept current and comprehensive, Kemilux cooperates with ALTox, a Danish compliance consultancy specializing in chemicals.
Our products are powerful and incorrect use can be harmful for the user. So we are very serious about providing clear and thorough documentation to ensure that the products have good guidance and directions of use. Were uncompromising in maintaining this policy, which is why we have outsourced all product labels and data sheets to ALTox who guarantee that the directions given always comply with the EU standards.
Kemilux sales director Arni Gunnarsson comments: Our products do the cleaning like none other and our customers know it. He holds up a series of before and after photos to demonstrate his point. Look at this one, he says, showing a large surface on a ship, covered in rusty brown. And heres after they wiped it with Rust Wash Clearly, a greater contrast can hardly be imagined the area wiped with the substance looks snowy white.
Now, when you have a situation where the rust has started to eat away at the metal yet still hasnt damaged the structure seriously, you use Rust Solvent its a bit tougher than the Rust Wash, and you bet it works! Another pair of pictures accentuates his point.
The ultimate Kemilux classic? That would be the S-1 Extra. A multi-purpose cleaning agent, this detergent has been used for a long time by fishing vessels, seafood processing plants, and transport companies, to name some. Most customers want this one because its the most versatile product on the market, Mr Gunnarsson says. It will make any dirty, greasy or fat surface squeaky clean in no time.
To remove more serious oily contamination, the H 79 degreasing agent is used. Every chief engineer I know of keeps a container of H 79 near the engine room. Id say the S-1 Extra will suffice in most cases, even when dealing with oil contamination of a less serious character. The H 79 is tough on the air but if you really need to make an oily engine part shine like new, itll be the H 79 that does the job.
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