Jotun announces the latest edition to its fire protection range: Jotachar 1709 XT

Jotun, a global leader in protective coatings, announces the launch of Jotachar 1709 XT, the latest innovation to its industry-leading Jotachar range of trusted intumescent fire protection coatings for the oil and gas industry. Engineered for fire performance in the most demanding environments, delivering competitive loadings and installation cost, Jotachar 1709 XT is optimised for UL1709 projects and strengthens the recognised Jotachar range with now products suited for all types of project scenarios.

Ensuring the safety and integrity of steel assets is critical, especially as the industry faces increasing challenges — from reducing the carbon footprint, to limiting the risks of fires and cryogenic spills. In the face of hazards or the pressure of tight schedules, time is essential and trusted performance is everything. Jotun’s range of passive fire protection coatings through its Jotachar brand, is engineered, tested, and certified to withstand extreme conditions, protecting people and assets, and its latest addition, Jotachar 1709 XT, is presented to the industry for the first time at ADIPEC.

“Jotun revolutionised the intumescent fire protection industry when it launched Jotachar JF750 in 2013, as the industry’s first mesh-free application solution for all hydrocarbon fire scenarios. Now Jotun enhances the Jotachar range with its latest edition, Jotachar 1709 XT – developed and optimised for onshore new construction projects requiring UL1709 certification,” said James Irving, Global R&D Manager for Fire Protection in Jotun.

As a patent pending all-climate capable fire protection coating, developed for the most extreme environments, Jotachar 1709 XT enables efficient installation for projects with all levels of complexity.

“Jotachar 1709 XT assures efficiency in projects through lower material consumption, delivering significant cost savings making it a relevant solution for energy projects worldwide. Our Jotachar range will now provide value to the industry whether delivering application efficiency with low applied weight and cost, or enabling fast on-site completion of connections, block-outs and maintenance scopes.”

Jotachar 1709 XT will deliver uncompromised reliability, ensuring consistent application and project efficiency, with its demonstrated first-class application properties:

• Consistent and proven application performance across challenging environments in-shop and at site
• Excellent and reliably robust application efficiency, regardless of conditions
• Fast thickness build-up with an extended workability window of 15–20 minutes, even at high steelwork temperatures up to 50°C

Jotachar 1709 XT has also undergone comprehensive third-party testing and is fully certified by leading regulatory bodies. Additional extensive testing includes long term durability, adhesion, char stability, and mechanical integrity have been proven through certified testing protocols. Over 1 km steel was coated and more than 35,000 kg coating manufactured as part of the internal R&D testing, prior to launching the product. 

“As always, choosing a Jotachar product comes with Jotun’s market-leading support. Our team of more than 1,200 dedicated coating advisors worldwide — the largest team of coatings advisors in the industry — collaborate closely through local teams with contractors to ensure project success. Customers benefit from the Certified Applicator Scheme, inspection and testing guidance, and Jotun Fire Engineering Services offering expert support such as loading calculations and passive fire protection (PFP) weight optimisation,” said James Irving in Jotun.

Explosion, hydrocarbon fire and cryogenic spill represent a significant hazard within oil, gas as well as petrochemical facilities.

“The cost of operational downtime, combined with financial and environmental consequences related to fire incidents at oil and gas facilities, is a serious issue. However, the risks these incidents represent in terms of human life and damage to assets is the most important reason to be investing in prevention and protection measures. Announcing this product today is a milestone for us, ensuring our position as a trusted partner for the industry when it matters the most,” said Gary Bennett, Global Sales Director Energy in Jotun.