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‘The use of ContraFlame® provided significant architectural weight saving during the
Statoil Mariner Design Development period. MS400 was used to achieve structural
fire protection, ensuring the structural integrity of the steel members supporting the
Escape Tunnel. Advanced Insulation supported this with a MS400 Loaded Beam Fire
Test Certificate along with all supporting documentation.’
Peter Johnson, Lead Architectural Engineer at CB&I

110-tonne weight saving on the project, with
CAPEX savings estimated at US$12m.
The experience with the Mariner project opened
doors for additional business opportunities at
Equinor. The operator, which is pushing for the
use environmentally safer
materials, specified MS400
for use on Johan Sverdrup
project, in which MS400
panels were installed.
A game-changing solution
for the offshore oil and
gas industry, Advanced
Insulation’s MS400 panels
are reducing costs, products for the offshore and onshore oil and gas
making projects viable and industry, including the LNG segment.
guaranteeing performance In addition, Advanced Insulation’s Manuplas range
in fire protection and blast of buoyancy, flotation and protection systems
resistance. have been engineered and manufactured to be
used effectively by boat builders and maintenance
About Advanced Insulation companies, ports and harbours, yacht, sailing
clubs and marinas and offshore wind farms.
The company is a global leader in the engineering, Headquartered in Gloucester, the company has
manufacture and application of insulation and additional facilities in the UK and further facilities
passive fire protection systems, buoyancy and located in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, North and
subsea, umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) South America.

Fabio Fusi

Fabio Fusi joined the Advanced Insulation team in October 2019 as Sales Manager for Italy. Fabio
is an expert in Electronics and Telecommunications and boasts a consolidated fieldwork experience in
technical and commercial roles at Italian companies oriented towards the oil & gas and energy markets

I pannelli ContraFlame - MS400 di Advanced Insulation consentono un
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risparmio del 50% del peso nelle applicazioni topside, migliorando la
resistenza al fuoco, l’isolamento termico e la resistenza allo scoppio

L’innovativo pannello in schiuma fenolica ContraFlame® - MS400 consente alle società di Engineering & Construction orientate
al mercato offshore di beneficiare direttamente di un notevole risparmio di peso e di capitale investito nelle applicazioni topside,
fornendo al contempo maggiore protezione antincendio, isolamento termico e resistenza agli scoppi. Tra i benefici indiretti la
possibilità di incrementare la presenza di attrezzature e di componentistica in piattaforma limitando cosi i costi di trasporto/
sollevamento successivi derivanti dalla gestione operativa.
Tra i successi di Advanced Insulation avvenuti negli anni con vari attori in ambito Oil&Gas citiamo con orgoglio I progetti Claire
Ridge Platform di BP e Mariner Platform di Equinor.
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