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Microplastics were put firmly on the Agenda last weeK

1/26/2023

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#Microplastics were put firmly on the Agenda last week at #wef23 in Davos, and will now be a top priority at the #UN #Plastics #Treaty negotiations in Paris in May.

Three important figures in the Ocean world went on the record over the last week about the vital need for #Microplastics to be a top priority in the next round of negotiations of the UN Plastics Treaty, which are due to take place in Paris in May, 2023.

Firstly, Ambassador Peter Thomson, #UnitedNations Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Ocean, and Co-Chair of Friends of Ocean Action, during a panel discussion at #wef23, spoke about the Treaty negotiations, and said that "...the process is proceeding very strongly, and I have a lot of hope that particularly Microplastics will get the attention that it needs...".

In a later Global Plastic Action Partnership session, the new Director General of WWF, Kirsten Schuijt, said "Microplastics is probably the one we should be prioritising...from a human health perspective... Its the Microplastics that get into the bloodstream, and recent research is showing that it even ends up most likely into the brain....It also gets into the marine mammals and the oceans with all the devastating effects...."

Finally, Nina Jensen, CEO of REV Ocean and one of the Friends of Ocean Action, made a great Post on this important topic. If you are one of the few people who has not read it yet, check out 👉  https://lnkd.in/ej83WMev

Pinovo has a proven, clean, circular solution to the problem of Paint Microplastic Pollution, with

🚫 No #PaintMicroplastic, Grit and Dust Leakage,
⬇️ Over 60% less CO2 Emissions compared to open grit blasting, 
💪 Much improved working conditions for Operators.

Industrial and Marine users of surface treatment equipment are switching to the Clean Blasting solution. Because, #PaintIsPlastic! 

#SaveOurOcean 
#SDG14
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Introducing PiSys Flex4.0 - the newest member of the Pinovo family!

1/19/2023

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We continue to develop and enhance our industry leading, clean surface treatment technology, to improve its industrial and #sustainability features.

Over this winter, we have a project to add sensors (#IoT) to our equipment. This will enable us collect operational and sustainability #data, enhancing reliability and performance, and providing data to customers for their sustainability reporting.

These machines are now on their way to Scotland for use by Babcock International Group for the Royal Navy, and to Dubai where they will be operated by Drydocks World - Dubai, a subsidiary of DP World.  

These industry leading customers chose Pinovo's technology because of its industrial benefits, and also because it delivers a quantifiable sustainability impact with

1. No #PaintMicroplastic, Grit and Dust Leakage - SDG's 12, 14 
2. Over 60% less CO2 Emissions compared to open grit blasting - SDG’s 9, 12 
3. Much improved working conditions for Operators - SDG 8 

Clean Blasting is being adopted by leading sustainable operators in the #defence industry, and in #docks and #ports. Should your Industrial or Marine operation not be doing the same?

And remember, #PaintIsPlastic! 
#SaveOurOcean 
#SDG14
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new report on microplastics and the Un plastics treaty

1/12/2023

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Pinovo welcomes the timely and important report by the team of scientists at Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA), lead by Idun Rognerud, on #microplastics in a Global Agreement on #PlasticPollution.  Pinovo was delighted to be asked to join the panel discussion to launch the report.

We agree 💯% with the NIVA recommendation that the proposed UN Plastics Treaty should specifically address #microplastics as a distinct category of plastic pollution, warranting specific control measures. This includes, of course, #PaintMicroplastics - the biggest source of #Ocean Microplastic Leakage.

In addition to the continuing negotiations of a UN Plastics Treaty at INC-2 in Paris in May, the next six months are going to be very busy on the #microplastics front, with expected publication of 

- the #eucommission report on #Microplastic #Emissions, and regulatory measures to achieve the #EUGreenDeal objective of reducing them by 30% by 2030, and 
- an up-date of the Pew Charitable Trusts 2020 "Breaking the Plastic Wave" report.  

This is all good news for Pinovo in our mission to put the issue of Paint Microplastic Pollution, and our clean circular solution to the problem, "on the agenda"!

And don't forget, #PaintIsPlastic! 

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There is a better, cleaner way to do surface treatment on Wind Turbines!

1/5/2023

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There is a better, cleaner way to do surface treatment on Wind Turbines than the method you see in the photo below👇 - which is awful, both in terms of operator safety, and dumping Paint Microplastics into the Ocean!

We are super happy that Pinovo has just been awarded a grant by Handelens Miljøfond (the Norwegian Retailer’s Environment Fund) to develop a Clean Surface Treatment Solution for the Offshore Wind Industry. 

Using Pinovo’s patented, proven front-end clean vacuum blasting tools, we will be working with a wind energy industry partner to develop a new, more mobile back-end solution for use on Offshore Wind Turbines.

This will stop Ocean Paint Microplastic Pollution at source, enabling the wind energy industry deliver clean energy, without polluting the Ocean during surface treatment, and with safer working conditions for operators.  Pinovo is already providing similar solutions across a range of other industries.

So, after a very busy 2022, this news sets Pinovo up nicely for an even busier 2023!

Many thanks to Handelens Miljøfond, and for all the great work you are doing to support important environmental projects in Norway, and around the world! 
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And don't forget, when we are in 2023, that #Paint_Is_Plastic!

12/22/2022

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Pinovo is delighted that it will play its part in achieving the objectives set out in the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Agreement at #cop15.

12/20/2022

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Pinovo's patented vacuum blasting technology stops Paint Microplastic Emissions entering the Ocean, and in that way, directly protects #oceanhealth and #biodiversity.  

Use of Pinovo equipment for one day stops approx. 1kg of Paint Microplastics entering the Ocean.  

So what, you might say? Well, 1kg of Paint Microplastics is the equivalent of 100 empty 0.5l plastic bottles per day, or 3,000 bottles per month, or 36,000 empty plastic bottles that do NOT enter the Ocean each year!!

That has a material, quantifiable, positive impact on #oceanhealth and #biodiversity.  

We report on the sustainability impact of use of our technology on our website  https://www.pinovo.com/sustainability.html


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This is a short film that you really, really should watch!

12/14/2022

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Why? Because Nivedha R.M is one of UpLink - World Economic Forum 's Top Innovators, and the film is about she is tackling the huge global waste problem.

Pinovo is also one of UpLink - World Economic Forum 's Top Innovators, and we were fortunate enough to be part of the team of Top Innovators who participated in #wef22 in #davos, with Nivedha. 

Nivedha's energy, enthusiasm, tenacity, and amazing drive to have a big impact on an important environmental and social problem, inspire us at Pinovo in our work to put the problem of #Ocean #Paint #Microplastic #Pollution, and Pinovo's solution "on the Agenda".

Thank you Nivedha R.M! 🙏 

#PaintIsPlastic #PaintMicroplastics  #SaveOurOcean  #SDG14 
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Pinovo's solution stops paint microplastic emissions

11/28/2022

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Last week, we told you about the Problem of #Paint #Microplastic #Pollution and showed you the science based, data driven evidence of the scale of that Problem (https://lnkd.in/ehVyRhK8). Now, we want to remind you of Pinovo's tried and tested solution to that Problem. Watch the World Economic Forum video below.

The Problem of Paint Microplastic Pollution and Pinovo's solution are now firmly "on the Agenda" with great support and encouragement from UpLink - World Economic Forum . 

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The Problem, and why we at Pinovo keep reminding you that #PaintIsPlastic!

11/24/2022

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Science based, data driven evidence of the scale of the Paint Microplastic Leakage problem, from the scientific team mandated by IUCN for their 2017 "Primary Microplastics in the Oceans: a Global Evaluation of Sources" report.

​Watch the video on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kag7RevqEmw

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Two big themes for #SurfaceTreatment - #robotics and #sustainability.

11/15/2022

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Robotics will be key to delivering high levels of productivity with sustainable vacuum solutions, for large, flat surfaces, and workscopes without complex geometries. 

Sustainability will be a requirement for all surface treatment going forward, and a necessary feature of all solutions, as a result of regulatory action to stop #Paint #Microplastic #Pollution. 

Pinovo, with its sustainable technology, is delighted to be working with the great team at Remotion AS, a leading supplier of robotic vehicles for offshore splash zone operations.  In their ground breaking RoboCoat solution, Remotion AS is using Pinovo’s clean blasting technology, with bespoke front-end tools to deliver surface roughness, and a better paint system for customers.

If your Marine or Industrial operation is planning its maintenance programmes for 2023, why not consider this clean, sustainable, productive solution?

Remember #PaintIsPlastic

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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/remotion-as_robocoat-the-next-generation-hull-maintenance-activity-6997826148495691777-0GZl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop


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