CSBC Corporation announced on the 6th that its subsidiary CSBC Coating Solutions has successfully obtained the anti-corrosion coating engineering for the 56 units of underwater pin piles of the Orsted Greater Changhua Project under Singda Marine Structure. CSBC Coating Solutions officially enters the offshore wind power industry upon the commencement of this project, and becomes the bellwether in anti-corrosion engineering for offshore wind power in Taiwan.
As expressed by CSBC Corporation, the company has been globally recognized for its experience in anti-corrosion (sandblasting) of over 40 years. Since December 2018, for the purpose of participating in offshore anti-corrosion engineering of Taiwan, the reinvested CSBC Coating Solutions has successively obtained international certifications (ISO 9001、14001、45001), and CSBC Corporation also assisted Singda Marine Structure in July 2019 in completing the sandblasting anti-corrosion engineering for the first TP (transition piece) MOCK-UP in the country, for which the construction quality was highly praised by the proprietor and the developer (Orsted), and laid down the foundation for subsequent contract obtainment.
Cheng Wen-lung, Chairman of CSBC Corporation, repeatedly expressed on relevant seminars and media that everyone has been focusing on the production of steel structure and ocean engineering since the vigorous development of offshore wind power, but the essence to a long lasting victory for offshore wind power in Taiwan lies on the anti-corrosion technology for the steel structure. CSBC Corporation has been implementing the anti-corrosion procedure of marine structures for a little more than 40 years. Ships that manifest issues after being immersed in the sea for a period of time can be navigated back to the shipyard for maintenance and treatment, which is impossible for offshore wind turbines, thus the same procedure must be completed in one setting. When developers retreat upon the completion of wind turbines in the future, one of the major tasks left behind for Taiwan is the lifespan and maintenance on the anti-corrosion issue, which is the idea that altered, transformed, and developed CSBC Corporation.
Wang Ya-chou, Chairman of Singda Marine Structure, and Wei Cheng-tzu, Chairman of CSBC Coating Solutions, officially signed the cooperation in the afternoon of May 5th, which covers the anti-corrosion engineering for the 56 units of underwater pin piles (TP, JACKET, secondary steel structure), and the construction items for the latter are sandblasting and the repairing of wielded parts. There are two construction locations for this project, which are the coating plant of the Kaohsiung factory for CSBC Corporation as well as the plant at Singda Port built by Singda Marine Structure. This is a turnkey project that lasts 2 years, and CSBC Corporation will exert a rigorous attitude and offers its most trustworthy and professional engineering service quality in order to contribute to the promotion of offshore wind power policy in Taiwan.
CSBC Coating Solutions has joined hands with Singda Marine Structure to shoulder the important task of energy transformation policy for Taiwan, so as to promote and implement major energy policy of the country, and provide new forms of local employment opportunities. The collaboration between the two companies are expected to transform southern Taiwan into the most important green energy base in East Asia, create new industrial values and layouts, and achieve a win-win goal of sustainable environment and the development of a green economic industry.
(Source of data and cover photo: CSBC Corporation)