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Lanxess Corp. / Materials Protection Products
111 RIDC Park West Dr.
Pittsburgh, PA, 15272
USA
Press release date: October 27, 2008
Enhanced Options for Industrial Biocide Users & Deodorant Producers
PITTSBURGH - October 27, 2008 - LANXESS Corporation's Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for the active ingredient BRONOPOL (2-bromo-2-nitropopane-1,3-diol). LANXESS is now marketing BRONOPOL under the brand names PREVENTOL® P 100 Preservative and PREVENTOL® P 30.
"With the addition of this active ingredient and its formulations to our product portfolio, we continue to offer more options to industrial biocide users," said Dr. Oliver Kretschik, Market Manager for the business. "BRONOPOL will also strengthen our portfolio for the deodorant segment."
PREVENTOL® P 100 Preservative and PREVENTOL® P 30 products are effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including sulfate-reducing, anaerobic types. Additionally, these biocides are effective at preventing the formation of biofilms and slime deposits.
For the deodorant applications, LANXESS offers products based on active ingredients o-Phenylphenol (OPP), Sodium o-Phenylphenate, 1,2-Dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane (DBDCB), p-Chloro-m-cresol (PCMC), and Triclocarban (TCC); sold under brand names PREVENTOL® O Extra Preservative, PREVENTOL® ON Extra Preservative, TEKTAMER® 38, PREVENTOL® CMK Preservative, and PREVENTOL® SB respectively.
Additionally, the group offers biocides and corrosion inhibitors for industrial, institutional and hospital cleaners and disinfectants, household products, hard surface cleaners, and detergents.
PREVENTOL® is a registered trademark of LANXESS Deutschland GmbH. TEKTAMER® is a registered trademark of LANXESS Corporation.
About LANXESS LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals with 2007 sales of EUR 6.61 billion and around 15,200 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 44 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals, plastics, rubber and intermediates.
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