A group of three investors, led by Penn Shade, has recently acquired a majority stake in privately held ePaint Company
May 1, 2007
A group of three investors, led by Penn Shade, has recently acquired a majority stake in privately held ePaint Company of Falmouth, MA. ePaint Company was established in 1991 to market environmentally friendly antifouling marine coatings developed by Cape Cod Research, an affiliate company. Ongoing research at ePaint has produced three patented coatings and several EPA registrations for antifouling coatings used in a wide variety of marine applications.
The company’s products are unique in their leading-edge technology which controls bio-fouling without the use of harmful metal additives normally used in antifouling coatings. ePaint Company serves the fishing industry, the recreational boating industry, the transportation industry, as well as several government entities including the US Coast Guard and the US Navy. In the near term, Shade will serve in a leadership role while the company reorganizes its marketing strategy. Alex Walsh, company president, will remain in his present position.
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E Paint Approved for use on US Navy Vessels
January 2, 2007
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New Press Release: E Paint Partners with Solo Sailor Bruce Schwab to Promote Green Boating Maintenance
May 15, 2006
E Paint Company is pleased to announce its partnership with solo around-the-world sailor Bruce Schwab. The goal of this partnership is to promote "green boating maintenance"" through hands-on education programs offered by Schwab’s OceanPlanet Foundation.
E Paint produces safe, effective, non-toxic alternatives to traditional bottom paints. All E Paint products are free of copper and other biocides and are safe for the environment.
"The OceanPlanet Foundation and E Paint share the same passion for sustaining a healthy ocean ecosystem," said Alex Walsh, president and founder of E Paint. "OceanPlanet Foundation's commitment to using environmentally friendly products in its sailing programs aligns perfectly with our mission."
Green boating maintenance is cost effective and does not compromise performance. As the only American to finish the Vendee Globe around-the-world race -- solo, nonstop, and unassisted -- Schwab uses E Paint EP2000 on OceanPlanet for a fast, smooth, environmentally safe finish. EP2000 is E Paint's most environmentally friendly product; providing a hard, slick, racing finish with excellent antifouling properties.
In February 2005, after more than 3 months alone at sea, Schwab became the first American to complete the European-dominated Vendee Globe race. In doing so, he set the American round-the-world speed record at 109 days, 19 hours, 58 minutes, and 57 seconds. In December 2005, Schwab announced his goal to build OceanPlanet II for the 2008 Vendee Globe.
E Paint was established in 1991 to market environmentally friendly coatings, with a specialty in coatings that control biofouling. The research arm of E Paint, Cape Cod Research, began developing antifouling coatings with funding from the Navy in 1985. Since that time, the company has been awarded numerous contracts to research novel methods of biofouling control. E Paint has developed specialty antifouling coatings for the United States Coast Guard, United States Navy, and a number of oceanographic institutions. The company has several products registered with the EPA and others under development.
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New Press Release: EP2000 and E Paint ZO now in NY
May 24, 2005
EPaint Company is happy to announce that both the E Paint ZO and the EP2000 paint
products are now registered for use in New York.
New Product Release: EP-SN1 HP
December 10, 2004
E Paint Company is pleased to announce the release of SN-1 HP, high performance antifouling paint for aluminum vessels. SN-1 HP is a harder version of E Paint Company's
flagship product SN-1, the only antifouling paint specified by the United States Coast Guard, US Navy and US Army Corps of Engineers.
New Product Release: EP-Prime™ Line of Epoxy Primers
April 20, 2004
E Paint introduces the EP-Prime™ line of protective coatings for use below the waterline. EP-Prime 1000™ is a high build corrosion inhibiting epoxy primer for protecting properly prepared metal surfaces. EP-Prime 1000 is easily applied, cures at low temperatures and offers excellent protection from corrosion. EP-Prime 2000™ is recommended as a protective barrier coat to prevent gel-coat blistering. The product offers exceptional barrier properties with an extremely low moisture perm rate. EP-Prime 1000™ and EP-Prime 2000™ are great additions to the E Paint Company line of protective coatings for use below the waterline.
New Product Release: EP-STRIP Marine Paint Remover
March 25, 2004
E Paint introduces EP-Strip, Marine Paint Remover. This effective and aggressive paint remover quickly swells multiple layers of old bottom paint, allowing for ease of removal. EP-Strip can be used on all rigid hull materials including wood, aluminum, steel, gel-coat and fiberglass. EP-Strip is safe for the user and our environment and is free of caustic agents.
E Paint Rated "Excellent" by Practical Sailor/Power Boat Reports
March, 2004
E Paint ZO and EP2000 rated "excellent" by Practical Sailor/Powerboat Reports. Of the fifty four (54) products evaluated for the 2004 March issue (Vol 17/ No3) only four (4) rated excellent. Two of these, EP 2000 and E Paint ZO, are manufactured by E Paint Company. As stated in the article, "It's the antifouling properties that count in this evaluation, so these paints are rated Excellent'. This is a great achievement for E Paint in demonstrating that environmentally friendly products can compete head-to-head with high copper competitors.
Navy Chooses E Paint SN-1
December 13, 2003
E Paint Company is pleased to announce that the United States Navy has authorized E Paint SN-1 antifouling paint for use on small boats and craft. Use of E Paint's SN-1 Bottom Coating in Ocean Gray color was specified to meet the Navy's goal to improve overall ship visual camouflage. E Paint SN-1 is the only antifouling coating approved by the Navy for use on small boats as an alternative to silicone fouling release coatings.
E Paint products are the only copper-free replacements for TBT-based antifoulants available in the United States. E Paint SN-1 is formulated with the booster biocide SEA-NINEÆ 211 (Rohm and Haas Company), a material that received the first Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the category for Designing Safer Chemical Products. E Paint SN-1 is EPA approved for commercial use only as an antifouling paint for boat bottoms.
E Paint Awarded DOC/NOAA Phase II Research Grant
August 15, 2003
E Paint Company has been awarded a Phase II research grant from the Department of Commerce/ NOAA through the SBIR Program. This research, titled "Chitosan-based Foul-release Coating for Aquaculture", seeks to significantly improve the efficiencies and productivities of aquaculture operations by developing a non-toxic method for biofouling control. Novel chitosan-based foul-release coatings that control biofouling for significant periods in high fouling environments were discovered during Phase I and are proposed for further development during Phase II. These novel coatings are formed from low-cost, non-toxic and waterborne materials. The objective of Phase II research is to experimentally demonstrate that these coatings control fouling more effectively than industry standards, PDMS and copper-based coatings. Foul-resistance of coatings will be assessed by exposing coated nets and panels at different sites, and recording fouling mass and diversity of organisms as a function of time.
This research effort will result in an environmentally compliant and cost effective means of controlling fouling. The proposed work will greatly improve aquaculture efficiencies, increasing profitability and making United States culturing operations more competitive in the global market.
E Paint Awarded EPA Grant for Copper-free Antifouling
April 1, 2003
E Paint was selected for funding by EPA through the SBIR Program to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a novel copper-free antifouling coating based on zosteric acid derivatives that discourage settlement of fouling organisms through chemical signaling. The main thrust of this research is to develop a self-polishing antifouling coating with novel biologically active and hydrolysable nanoparticles.
E Paint ZO Rated "Excellent" by Practical Sailor/Power Boat Reports
April 1, 2003
E Paint ZO rated "Excellent" Connecticut Rating by Practical Sailor/Power Boat Reports (April 2003).
As stated in the article, "We're still impressed with the non-copper alternatives from E Paint, EP 2000 and EP-ZO. This year the ablative ZO did better than the hard EP 2000, with only a faint tan-colored film showing on the Connecticut panel."
EP 2000 Rated "Excellent" by Practical Sailor/Power Boat Reports
April 1, 2002
E Paint Company's EP 2000: "Excellent" Connecticut Rating
"Micron Extra from Interlux and Pettit's Trinidad SR are still top-notch paint, but running nearly neck-and-neck with the coppers is E-Paint's EP 2000, which uses Zinc Omadine to ward off the beasties."
"Meanwhile there's a new kid on the block (at least new to our neighborhood) who stands up to fouling about as well as the copper toughs, but uses a different kind of weapon - Zinc Omadine. The paint we tested was white EP 2000, from E Paint Company in East Falmouth, MA. It came out of the water totally free of growth in the New England testing - and we mean spotless"
"In the Florida test, the panel was about a third covered in thin slime. This was easily wiped off"
"We're really impressed with the E Paint offering - not only did it perform well, but it offers a workable alternative to copper at a fractionally higher price."
E Paint Awarded EPA SBIR Research Grant
September 1, 2000
E Paint was selected for a Phase II EPA research grant through the SBIR Program. The project, "Aluminum-silicate Based Antifouling Coatings", seeks to develop novel inorganic/organic hybrid polymers for biofouling control. A waterborne coating is proposed which promises to significantly advance the state-of-the-art of nontoxic antibiofouling coatings. A novel antibiofouling coating was discovered during the Phase I research. This coating resulted from advances in aluminate chemistry. Using benign components, an ablative coating was formulated, coated onto panels, and tested for 90 days in Florida ocean water. The fouling resistance ratings of most of the aluminate-polymer containing coatings actually improved with time. These results demonstrated the feasibility of antibiofouling coatings that are nontoxic and simultaneously superior to the industry standard (silicone coatings) in many ways. They are harder, cheaper, and much easier to apply. A major environmental advantage is that they are waterborne.
New Product Announcement, EP2000 and E Paint ZO
March 27, 2000
E Paint Company, Inc. is pleased to announce EPA registration of two new antifouling paints, No Foul ZO and EP 2000. No Foul products are the only copper-free replacement for TBT-based antifoulants available in the United States.
New Product Announcement, E Paint SN-1
March 24, 2000
E Paint Company, Inc. is pleased to announce EPA registration of a new antifouling paint for aluminum, No Foul SN-1. No Foul products are the only copper-free replacement for TBT-based antifoulants available in the United States.
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