New cleaning formulations reduce salt load in
effluent for customers; improved efficacy reduces carbon footprint
associated with distribution
ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ecolab Inc. today introduced MipTM, a product line of ten new
cleaning formulations that deliver maximum cleaning efficacy and optimal
environmental performance in the Food and Beverage industries. The new
range is intended to completely replace Ecolab's current caustic-based
clean-in-place (CIP) cleaners and will be available throughout Europe,
the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) during the fourth quarter 2011.
The new formulations cover all CIP applications such as tank, pipe and
process equipment. In addition, they meet all REACH requirements and new
Chemical Labeling and Packaging (CLP) regulations. These innovative
formulations also have a unique, patent-pending composition that
optimizes environmental performance as they are used within the
processing environment.
"Ecolab creates products that deliver the highest cleaning and food
safety results, along with optimal sustainability performance. The new
MipTM products set a new benchmark for CIP in terms of
optimized use concentrations and performance for these specific
applications. The new formulations also demonstrate how we at Ecolab use
our expertise in research, development and engineering to enable our
customers to achieve their cleaning and sustainability targets," said
Andreas Weilinghoff, senior vice president and general manager, Food and
Beverage, EMEA.
The product range reduces hard complexing agents, such as EDTA, in most
formulations whilst maintaining optimal water hardness compatibility.
The formulation changes are anticipated to reduce salt load in effluent
by over 30 percent and yield an estimated 15 percent carbon footprint
improvement in comparison to the existing products.
With sales of $6 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab Inc.
(NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety
and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers
comprehensive programs and services to foodservice, food and beverage
processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than 160
countries. More news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.
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Ecolab Europe GmbH
Andreina Maraver, +41 44 877 2246
Source: Ecolab Inc.
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