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COOPERATION

Lanxess and Tennants join hands for enhanced

industrial plant hygiene

Lanxess, German speciality company equally from this cooperation.” Mr. Jas- such as ATP technology are essential
and a leading supplier of antimicro- per Stegeman, General Manager ATP for sustainable production.
bial protection products, and Tennants, Technology at Tennants, said, “Lan-
also of Germany, have agreed to colla- xess’ comprehensive biocide solutions ATP technology can reliably quantify
borate in the field of industrial plant are a perfect match to our ATP tech- microbial content in any sample such
hygiene. nology to help our customers maintain as water, chemically complex samples,
their industrial plant hygiene.” solids as well as on surfaces. It provides
The partners will combine the spe- results within minutes.
cialty chemicals firm’s biocide portfolio The synergistic combination does
and Tennants’ adenosine triphosphate not only account for the paints and poly- “No microorganism goes undetected
(ATP) technology. ATP technology can mer manufacturing, but also for the in quantitative analyses using 2nd
be used to quickly and reliably detect processing industries including chemi- generation ATP technology. There are
a possible contamination with micro- cals for inks, adhesives, plastics, tex- no false-positive/false-negative results
organisms. tiles, leather, metalworking fluids, compared to conventional methods,”
lubricants, and building materials. Mr. Stegeman explained.
Mr. Philipp Seidenstuecker, Global
Marketing Manager Paints & Coat- Hygiene control and sustainability The test can be performed both in
ings in the Material Protection Pro- Inadequate industrial plant hygiene the laboratory and directly on-site at
ducts (MPP) business unit at Lanxess, can lead to microbial disruptions or the plant. ATP technology can be used
explained, “Plant hygiene is a key contamination of raw materials, pro- to determine the concentration of total
element of a proper preservation, espe- duction water, equipment as well as biomass – including bacteria, yeasts
cially in our ever tighter regulatory end products. Contaminated mate- and molds. The emphasis in using the
environment. rials, which can lead to equipment tests is on prevention, not post-treat-
failure and loss of productivity, are ment. “As a next step, we are planning
The ATP technology from Tennants counter-productive. Therefore, proper joint webinars on ATP technology,
is an excellent way to monitor the industrial plant hygiene, preservation plant hygiene and material preservation
hygiene level in the factory and to sup- with appropriate biocide formulations to explain the benefits of this holistic
port a most efficient use of biocides. and efficient, real time and quantita- approach to our customers,” announced
Customers of both companies benefit tive microbial control mechanisms Mr. Seidenstuecker.

Dow starts operation at new MDI distillation and

prepolymers facility in Texas

Dow has announced the start-up of In coordination with the start-up of the growth,” said Mr. Jane Palmieri, Presi-
a new MDI (methylene diphenyl diiso- new MDI facility, Dow shut down its dent of Dow’s Industrial Intermediates &
cyanate) distillation and prepolymers polyurethane assets at the La Porte site. Infrastructure operating segment.
facility at its manufacturing site in
Freeport, Texas, USA. “The back integration at the Free- The new facility in Freeport delivers
port site enhances operational flexibi- a more sustainable production process
The new facility, which replaces lity and reliability and delivers a more by lowering greenhouse gas emissions,
Dow’s North America capacity in La sustainable production process ensuring decreasing the amount of freshwater
Porte, Texas, will supply an additional that we are best positioned to support intake; and, reducing the percentage of
30% of product to Dow’s customers. our customer needs and downstream wastewater discharged annually.

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