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EKA CHEMICALS ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH ECOCHLOR
02 September 2004 - Akcros Chemicals
| Eka Chemicals has signed exclusive agreements with Ecochlor Inc to develop and market systems to treat ballast water, based on proven chlorine dioxide technology. |
Based in the USA, Ecochlor holds the patent and patents pending on the use of chlorine dioxide to treat ballast water, while Eka, Akzo Nobel's pulp and paper chemicals business, holds patents on a key precursor chemical, Purate, and process equipment used to generate chlorine dioxide. International standards requiring the treatment of ballast water are currently being adopted, and in the USA, a number of states have passed, or are in the process of passing, laws mandating the treatment of ballast water. "We are proud that Ecochlor has selected us to partner with them in this new market area, said Dr Patrick Bryant, General Manager of Eka's Purate business. "Chlorine dioxide has been used on land to safely treat wastewater and drinking water for 50 years. The combination of our intellectual property positions and Eka's worldwide supply make for a winning relationship for us and ship owners who will have to comply with international laws regulating the discharge of ballast water." Founded in 2001, Ecochlor has developed proprietary ballast water treatment systems that have been specifically designed to safely and economically eliminate the worldwide transfer of aquatic invasive species. These foreign invaders pose severe environmental, economic and public health issues and are now a major international concern. For more than a hundred years, ocean-going vessels have been designed to carry ballast water to facilitate stability and safe maneuverability. Since the 1970's, however, with the advent of larger, faster ships and the globalization of trade, the amount of ballast water being used and discharged around the world has increased dramatically.
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About: Akcros Chemicals
Akcros Chemicals, a business unit of Akzo Nobel, is one of the world leaders in the field of additives for the processing and manufacturing of plastics as well as Polysulphide Chemicals for the aerospace, marine and construction industries. Annual sales amount to approximately EUR 200 million. With headquarters located in Eccles, UK, Akcros employs around 900 people. The company has manufacturing sites in the UK, Germany and the USA and sells its products world-wide.Akcros Chemicals is actively committed to the ongoing development of new products that bring added value to their customers. The company’s biocides are based on the active ingredients Oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA), Zinc Pyrithione (ZnP) and Iodo Propynl Butyl Carbamate (IPBC). These active ingredients are supplied in liquid, powder and solid form so that customers have a broad range of formulating options depending on their particular end use requirements. To help customers to select the appropriate active ingredient and the levels for their particular formulations, Akcros has state-of-the-art microbiology laboratories in New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA) and Düren, Germany. Akcros Chemicals welcomes the opportunity to work with anyone interested in superior biocidal protection. Akcros Chemicals’ quality, technical support and customer service are the best in the industry. Working closely with their customers, Akcros are dedicated to their total satisfaction. Call Akcros today (732-220-6882 USA, 44 161 785 1111 UK) to ensure full ‘SANIPROOFED by INTERCIDE’ biocidal protection. Akzo Nobel, based in the Netherlands, serves customers throughout the world with healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Consolidated sales for 2000 totaled EUR 14 billion (USD 13 billion, GBP 8.5 billion). The Company currently employs 67,400 people in 80 countries. |
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