Industrial and commercial storage container efficiency and integrity have long been central to the Carlisle Polyurethane Systems (PS) charge to bring more reliable, trusted coatings and polyurethane protective solutions to the marketplace. These formulations are an integral part of the chemicals management, energy, and general manufacturing infrastructure—and they can make a direct impact on the health of the overall storage industry, and even our domestic economy. When major suppliers of chemical substances (oils, fuels and other aggressive fluid-based materials that can easily corrode through unfortified container walls and holding structures) look to partner entities to provide storage and containment support, they must be able to rely upon these providers to deliver 100% adequate solutions. When it comes to the transportation and short and long-term housing of these substances, there is zero room for error.
Whether your business sector falls into the storage, shipping, or toxic handling realm, it is essential that operations and management teams have access to highly tested, proven solutions that are weather-resistance, engineered for resilience, immune to excessive physical wear-and-tear, and able to meet the growing environmental and regulatory requirements that are tethered to both a company’s safety and fiscal performance.
Carlisle PS offers a wide suite of solutions offering the toughest fortification against chemical leaks, erosions, moisture seepage, and protective wall material denigration. Our formulas deliver long-standing containment reliability, meet the strictest carbon emissions control standards, and are constructed to withstand even the most extreme inclement weather conditions in geo-climates with excessive seasonal heat or cold. Additionally, Carlisle PS products can adapt to host of specific containment needs—whether the installation is for a smaller-scale project application or for massive, multi-site industrial usage.
What types of businesses rely on storage containment solutions?
Companies working in the liquid storage, waste containment, hazardous materials management and energy storage fields are the most likely to require the latest, most advanced protective coatings solutions for their industrial storage units. Following is a rundown of some of the most common applications, with an explanation of how these industry sectors can be impacted by the need for reliable polyurethane coatings and other protective measures to ensure leak-proofing and corrosion prevention.
Proper Protective Measures for Liquid Materials Containment: This is perhaps the biggest and most significant area of industry need. The water scarcity crisis especially in the Western U.S. has made water conservation and storage all the more pressing in recent years (for rainwater harvesting, eco-friendly tank containment, etc.). Also, the oil and gas industries have seen the need for large storage tank accessibility dramatically increase—as the sustainability spotlight becomes more prominent, with attention to storage apparatus, safety, and carbon neutrality requirements continuing to grow.
Toxic Chemicals Handling: Additionally, as the regulations for the proper containment of acids, flammables, gases and other highly volatile substances also increase, wide industry availability of leak-proof, spill-proof, and properly fortified and coated double-walled tanks and storage units is even more critical.
Control of Hazardous Waste: This issue is paramount for America’s manufacturers and entities working in fields such as oil spill management and nuclear containment. Operations teams must be able to rely on proper methodology and materials support to contain substances that can pose grave risk to the labor force, nearby communities, and the environment. Rapid response providers also need “go to” containment solutions—with adequate spill barriers—in the event of oil leakage and other chemical incidents— that can help to urgently neutralize unexpected occurrences, while also conforming to environmental considerations and expectations.
Energy Storage Containment: As the push toward renewable energy sources increases, there is an even more rapid demand for better energy storage solutions for technologies such as lithium-ion, solid-state batteries and other advanced battery systems. Additionally, availability of highly secure containment systems such as high-pressure tanks, liquid hydrogen containers, and metal hydride storage solutions are more important than ever for operations management working in these sectors.
How and where Carlisle Polyurethane Systems can help
Regulatory issues are evolving across the storage and containment industry at an accelerated pace. Companies across vertical sectors are facing a growing need not only to comply with basic requirements but also conform with an intricate combination of safety and environmental mandates. And at the same time, American businesses continue to look toward how they can more effectively manage their technology choices and budgetary bottom-line. Today’s operations decisions makers are seeking to maintain solvency and meet the standards for responsible corporation management—and this is where long-standing entities within the storage solutions space can provide assistance.
Carlisle PS can play an integral role in helping the commercial and industrial sectors to have access to the right solutions to accommodate multiple storage containment needs—while simultaneously complying with a host of new requirements to keep our transforming climate and workenvironments safe and successful. We are committed to delivering advanced, specialized polyurethanes that are ideal for storage container lining and protective purposes and that are also solutions that management teams require.
Product offerings for the commercial and industrial space
Specific Carlisle PS formulation advantages include:
- Tough, resilient exterior and interior coatings to safeguard secondary-containment devices against physical abrasion and leakage.
- Fast-drying, rapid-cure systems that allow for quicker project completion and enhanced protection against unanticipated and potentially catastrophic abrupt spills.
- Durable liners to accommodate container and enclosed materials movement and settling without compromising the integrity of the storage device itself (or its contents).
- Strong sealants to secure joints and seams supported by high-performance polyurethanes that create airtight and watertight seals essential to maintaining the integrity and functions of containment systems.
And while access to premium products that deliver the greatest performance for a wide variety of applications is critical, the efficiency of the physical installation process for these technology solutions is also essential. Carlisle is proud to offer a commitment to easy, streamlined installation to reduce both downtime and unwanted disruptions. In addition to simplified techniques and protocols for applying this technology, the rapid deployment and curing of coating, insulation and anti-corrosion materials is just as integral to cost-efficiency over the long-term.
In summary, the coatings and industrial storage industries are in a state of rapid progression—moving in concert toward an era of greater sustainability, efficiency and broader commitment to carbon emissions reduction. Accordingly, industries dependent on liquid materials, toxic chemicals, solid waste management and energy storage must continue to adapt new protocols and technology applications to meet the rigors of evolving business standards. And the increasing frequency of weather and climate extremes that our planet can likely anticipate in coming decades makes it all the more imperative that manufacturers and industry materials managers have better control over storage malfunctions and be prepared to deploy trusted, adaptable containment solutions “on a dime.”
Carlisle PS is here to provide the industry with scalable, affordable advanced technology—tested over the decades by a world-class R&D and chemical sciences team—to meet the needs of the secondary containment and storage industries working in a variety of vertical sectors. To learn more about specific product offerings, please visit: https://carlisleps.com/secondary-containment/.
