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Great to see that important European Industrial companies are also switching to sustainable methods of surface treatment!

9/29/2022

The largest chemical production plant in Belgium, which is also this group's second largest site in the world, is working with Pinovo's clean blasting technology to remove the old paint and corrosion, before repainting their storage tanks and distillation columns.

Instead of using the traditional method of open grit blasting, which needs extensive scaffolding, sheeting and clean-up work, this plant is working together with our excellent distributor in the Benelux region, Perspect Industrial Products, and Pinovo's clean blasting solution. In addition, the work can be carried out safely in an ATEX zone, without the need for a shutdown, and with other equipment operating alongside.

They used two different Pinovo tools on the top of the tanks and the sides of the columns - the PiWalk and the PiHab (a flexible sealed blasting habitat).

As well as the industrial benefits, the Pinovo solution also delivers a material, quantifiable sustainability impact, because

1. No Paint Microplastic, 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 better working conditions for Operators - SDG 8

The switch from the traditional pollutive methods of surface treatment to Clean, Sustainable solutions, like Pinovo’s, is underway across Europe.

Should your industrial or marine operation not be doing the same?

A new study has shown how microplastics can infiltrate the blood-brain barrier of mice.

9/27/2022

These research findings show we need more scientific study to really understand the health impact of #microplastics on humans, animals and fish, and also its impact on plant life, and there is also an urgent need for regulators to act to raise public awareness of the sources of #microplastic #pollution, including #paint!

Over to you #eucommission!

And remember #PaintIsPlastic

A new study has shown how microplastics can infiltrate the blood-brain barrier of mice.

The research team conducted an experiment in which MPs of 2 micrometers or less in size were administered orally to mice for 7 days to elucidate the hazards of microplastics.
They discovered that nano-plastics with the size of 2 micrometers or less even passed through the blood-brain barrier that prevents the brain uptake of hazardous substances.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/gjeW9cCz

Pinovo endorses the vision for a Global Plastics treaty

9/21/2022

Recognition of #microplastics as #PlasticPollution in the UNEA 5.2 Resolution in Nairobi was a "game changer"!

Pinovo, the clean blasting solution to Ocean Paint Microplastic Pollution, is delighted to endorse the Vision of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, with its objective to prevent and remediate microplastic leakage into the environment. See our quote in the press release - https://lnkd.in/gZAieq4y

Today we join Ellen MacArthur Foundation, WWF, and 80+ other organizations in calling for an effective & ambitious UN Global Plastics Treaty. We are looking forward to collaborating with the other members of the Coalition to support the development of an effective and legally binding UN treaty to end plastic pollution.

We urge all stakeholders to support this important project to help develop a strong global plastics treaty.
Click here to read more and join 👇
https://lnkd.in/eUPvVjTZ

ultimate feedback

9/8/2022

We all know the ultimate feedback for a business is unsolicited comments from the operators who actually use your technology! It is far more authentic than any Customer Feedback Survey!

Well, this is exactly what Pinovo got from a customer in the Netherlands last week! Perspect Industrial Products, our fantastic distributor in the Benelux region, were cleaning and testing our machines at the end of a project, and were super happy to find the following message written by their customer's operators on the machine’s "white board"!

"Works Well. Very good machine. Thanks Pinovo”!

So, how good is that?!

A big thanks to those operators for making our week!

#PaintMicroplasticPollution is now trending on Twitter

9/7/2022

After LinkedIn and TikTok, #PaintMicroplasticPollution is now trending on Twitter! So, how did that happen?!
Well, Ambassador Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Ocean, and Co-Chair of Friends of Ocean Action, has tweeted Pinovo's podcast with Ocean Impact Organisation (https://lnkd.in/erpzTcRp) and also the CGTN Europe programme on Microplastic Pollution (https://lnkd.in/e4rPNddf) which includes an interview on Pinovo!

A big thanks to Ambassador Thomson for his support putting #PaintMicroplasticPollution "on the agenda" in Ocean Policy. This will help motivate regulators, including the #eucommission, to address this important Ocean pollution problem, which will in turn drive industry to adopt clean solutions.

Remember, #PaintIsPlastic

#PaintMicroplasticPollution is now "on the Agenda", with the help of Ocean Impact Organisation! So, what comes next?

8/24/2022

What needs to happen now is
- the paint industry should educate their customers about the risks of mismanaged paint, and the available solutions.
- the regulators should require industry adoption of solutions to the Paint Microplastic Pollution problem, and
- industrial and marine users of paint should adopt measures, including clean blasting, to stop Paint Microplastic Pollution!

Pinovo is very happy to report that it is seeing strong adoption of its clean blasting technology, with industry leaders like Aker Solutions and SalMar Aker Ocean choosing to use our technology for their surface treatment programmes. Should your industrial or marine operation not be doing the same?!

Remember #PaintIsPlastic

LinkedIn Post from Ocean Impact Organisation in Australia

Great article by our Pitchfest alumni Pinovo - finalists in The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021 last year - about putting paint microplastic emissions at the top of the environmental agenda:

Pinovo is leading the way in raising awareness about pain microplastics. They even commissioned an independent scientific study, which found that paint is the biggest source of ocean microplastic leakage, accounting for 58% of estimated total annual ocean microplastic leakage 💧

Pinovo have been enthusiastic about their experience doing The Ocean Impact Pitchfest, and we're thrilled to have such impactful alumni behind this type of innovative work in their field.

Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/dAMfnTnm

why another important Norwegian company has made the sustainable choice to protect ocean health

8/11/2022

Want to know why another important Norwegian company has made the #sustainable choice to protect #oceanhealth? By switching to Clean Blasting using Rope Access for Surface Treatment of their painted steel assets?

What this means in plain English is that instead of using the traditional methods of open grit blasting and high pressure water jetting to remove the old paint and rust, before repainting their operating asset, they are using Pinovo's Clean Circular Vacuum Blasting which stops Paint Microplastic Emissions into the Ocean!

Given #PaintIsPlastic, this is a cleaner, safer, and more cost effective solution for the customer, the operator, and the Ocean.

SalMar Aker Ocean AS is a producer of farmed salmon, and operates the pioneering Ocean Farm 1 installation, located off the coast of Trøndelag, Norway. This is the world’s first offshore fish farm, and the structure was built with the technology and principles used at submersible offshore installations. The dimensions are impressive - 68 metres high, a diameter of 110 metres, and a volume of 250,000 cubic metres!!

CAN AS is a leading Norwegian expert in the field of Rope Access, with highly skilled operators used to working on projects with the most complex and demanding access.

Pinovo is delighted that its Clean Blasting technology have been chosen by SalMar Aker Ocean AS to do spot blasting on the Ocean Farm 1 structure, using CAN AS’s highly trained rope access operators. CAN’s operators are using Pinovo’s PiConnect tool that was developed in-house (see full suite of Pinovo’s bespoke tools at https://lnkd.in/e7ZtVBE). As a result, there is no need for scaffolding, sheeting, habitats, or cleaning up, as would be the case with the traditional methods of surface treatment.

On top of the industrial advantages of Clean Blasting, there is also a material, quantifiable sustainability impact, because

1. No Paint Microplastic, Grit and Dust Leakage into the Ocean - SDG's 12, 14.
2. Over 60% less CO2 Emissions compared to open grit blasting - SDG’s 9, 12.
3. Much better working conditions for Operators - SDG 8.

Great to see that SalMar Aker Ocean AS is showing the way by making the sustainable choice for surface treatment!

Perhaps your industrial or marine business should be following their lead?!

CGTN Europe is helping to put the problem of #microplastics Pollution and Pinovo's solution "on the agenda"....literally!

8/3/2022

CGTN Europe is helping to put the problem of #microplastics Pollution and Pinovo's solution "on the agenda"....literally!

Pinovo want to thank Juliet Errington Mann and Tim Cunningham of CGTN Europe's The Agenda for their excellent programme on the issue of Microplastic Pollution - watch it on this link - https://lnkd.in/ewpE3XsG.

Juliet highlighted the science based, data driven evidence of Microplastics as a problem for the environment, and the scientific studies that are now underway to understand their impact on humans.

Pinovo's Declan Mc Adams explained why #PaintIsPlastic, how Pinovo's solution works, and what the #PaintIndustry can and should be doing to educate their customers about the risk of mismanaged paint, and the ways of mitigating that risk.

The Pinovo section begins at 7.50 mins, but it is really worth watching the whole programme!

CGTN Website link - https://lnkd.in/e4rPNddf

Ocean impact organisation podcast on pinovo

7/27/2022

Ocean Impact Organisation Post on LinkedIn

Did you know that paint is plastic?

That's right, the thing that does such a great job at protecting and decorating the objects in our lives, when mismanaged, ends up ground into microplastics. Eventually finding its way into the ocean 🌊

The culprit is usually traditional surface treatment methods - like sandblasting and water jetting - used to perform maintenance on steel structures and strip the old paint and rust.

But there's an innovative solution 💡

Declan Mc Adams from Pinovo joined Tim Silverwood on the Ocean Impact Podcast to chat about how Pinovo is innovating the industry through its clean, closed loop grit blasting technology.

Their tools mean that:
- Paint microplastics are captured
- Grit blasting media can be recycled
- 62% reduction in CO2 emissions
- Process is quicker and lower cost overall
- Much safer working conditions for operators

Declan's passion is unmatched, and this episode was definitely one of our favourites. Don't miss EP06 of the Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2021 Series if you're an oceanpreneur, budding impact startup, or just an ocean lover who digs innovation.

Get it here: https://bit.ly/3y6LtH5

Everything you always wanted to know about #PaintMicroplasticPollution, but were afraid to ask!

7/19/2022

Many thanks to Ocean Impact Organisation and Tim Silverwood for recording a podcast about the "gnarly" problem of Paint Microplastic Pollution, and Pinovo's solution - https://lnkd.in/erpzTcRp. It was great working with Tim and all of the team at OIO, who are passionate about the #ocean and protecting #oceanhealth.

Pinovo was a Finalist in the 2021 Ocean Impact Pitchfest.

We really recommend to those Ocean Innovators who have not already done so, to participate in an Ocean Impact Pitchfest with Tim, Nick Chiarelli and all of the great OIO team. This is an excellent way to raise the profile of your solutions, and on top of that, they are lovely people to deal with!

In the podcast, we were delighted to be give a big shout out to Katapult Ocean and UpLink - World Economic Forum for their help and support in putting the issue of Ocean Paint Microplastic Pollution "on the agenda". Pinovo is happy to be part of these two important Ocean Innovation Platforms.