ISP Specialty Surfactants Gain CleanGredients Listing For Their Environmentally Friendly Characteristics


WAYNE, N.J. - June 23, 2008 - International Specialty Products (ISP) is pleased to announce the listing of its Surfadone® LP-100 and LP-300 specialty surfactants on CleanGredients SM, an online database providing formulators of industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning products with information on chemical ingredients whose environmental and human health attributes have been independently verified.

A CleanGredients_ listing signifies that test data demonstrating the aquatic toxicity, biodegradability, and ingredient formulations for Surfadone® LP-100 and LP-300 have been reviewed and verified by a third party (NSF International) using the Design for the Environment (DfE) Screen for Surfactants, a set of criteria defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's DfE program for designating surfactants with especially positive environmental characteristics.

ISP's Surfadone® LP specialty surfactants are linear, N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidones ideally suited for I&I and household cleaners, fountain solutions and pigment dispersions. They combine a hydrophilic dipolar pyrrolidone ring with a hydropholic alkyl group, which enables them to exhibit unique solvency and surface activity. In addition, the surfactants exhibit superior reduction of dynamic surface tension in comparison with traditional ethoxylated surfactants (APEs, NPEs). This allows for rapid wetting on both low- and high-energy substrates.

CleanGredients_ (www.cleangredients.org) is an online project developed through a multi-stakeholder coalition of participants from government entities, environmental organizations, industry associations, cleaning product formulators and distributors, and chemical manufacturers and suppliers, all working together to increase development of I&I cleaning products that are benign with respect to human and ecological health and safety. Sponsors include the U.S. EPA Design for the Environment Program, ISSA (the worldwide cleaning industry association) and EcoLogoM, the most widely recognized and respected certification of environmental leadership.

International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) is a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals and performance-enhancing products for a wide variety of personal care, pharmaceutical, food, beverage and industrial applications. ISP produces more than 400 specialty chemicals, which it markets and sells worldwide. The company's headquarters is located in Wayne, New Jersey, USA.

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Lisa Porter

Manager of Communications

(973) 628-3898

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