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New molding compounds from Perstorp help protect hotel employees and customers from spread of infections, disease

Sweden-based specialty-chemicals company, Perstorp, today introduced to device manufacturers and suppliers to the hotel industry, Polygiene™, a new series of antiviral and antimicrobial molding compounds that have been developed to make a wide variety of common items “Safe to Touch™” by delivering higher levels of hygiene than previously available. A patent-pending formulation in the compounds is tested and proven effective against a range of aggressive bacteria – including Salmonella Typhi and Escherichia Coli – viruses, molds, and yeasts. It is also the first tested and proven to kill the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) on contact. This new breakthrough technology represents a major development in the global fight against infection and disease and is expected to find increased use in items used in hotels, such as toilet seats, washroom shelving, and other accessories.

Hotels’ high levels of human traffic present the risk of exposure to pathogens that are spread by touch. This is especially the case in bathrooms and washrooms, which are constantly being used by different people. Though hygiene and cleanliness are a major priority, the risk of transmitting diseases and infections from one guest or employee to another is still a potential issue. However, Polygiene compounds used to manufacture sanitary devices can help cut the “transmission path” of disease and infection due to their outstanding antiviral and antimicrobial capabilities. Combined with high levels of personal hygiene and a commitment to cleanliness best practices, the risk of spreading disease can be reduced even further. Other uses for Polygiene in hotels include light switches and switch plates; as well as items like door handles, hand rails, baby changing tables, lift buttons, and public phones. Though not a substitute for normal hygienic practices, Polygiene provides an added level of security as it acts against bacteria and viruses immediately on contact.

Having successfully tested Polygiene against the extremely resistant SARS coronavirus, and other viruses, bacteria, and molds, Perstorp are confident that a new series of laboratory tests currently being conducted in Asia and Europe will demonstrate Polygiene’s effectiveness against an even broader range of virus and bacteria.

Polygiene is a product of three years of R&D investment and can be used in a variety of injection-molded amino compounds such as Aminel® and Amitec™ resins, as well as compression-molded aminos. The technology builds upon the inherent antimicrobial and antiviral properties of the base resins and enhances this via use of a second-generation antiseptic additive. The additive is homogeneously distributed throughout the molded part and is locked into the resin matrix, so it provides protection for the lifetime of the part and never wears off, unlike surface treatments. Additionally, the additive has no side effects for the user or the environment, contains no chlorinated or volatile-organic compounds (VOCs), and does not change the desirable mechanical, physical, or processing properties of the resins.

Amino compounds are commonly used in applications demanding high levels of hygiene. These materials are strong, durable, have a ceramic-like sound and feel with good surface characteristics, are creep resistant, cost-effective, have broad chemical resistance, good electrical insulating properties, and are inherently flame retardant without the use of flame retardant additives. They are also environmentally friendly, since they are produced in a solvent-free manufacturing process.

In response to the growing international concern over the spread of diseases Polygiene was developed by Perstorp for use in applications requiring even higher sanitary levels than in the past. This is especially important for the hotel industry, where builders and suppliers can now utilize devices moulded from Polygiene for built-in functional hygienic performance. Manufacturers of toilet seats and other restroom accessories, light switches door handles, lift buttons, public phones, and o

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Perstorp AB, Sweden, is a leading specialty chemicals and performance materials company, primarily serving customers in the paint, plastic processing, automotive, and building and construction industries. The company has manufacturing facilities in eight countries in Europe, North America, and Asia, and 2,100 employees worldwide. Company sales in 2003 totalled USD 800 million.

Perstorp has been actively involved in engineering materials for more than 80 years. Company scientists constantly strive to develop newer and better generations of these technologies to deliver higher levels of productivity, quality consistency, application development versatility, and environmental safety. Perstorp’s worldwide manufacturing and sales coverage is backed by exceptional experience and expertise to provide customers with the most reliable and highest quality products and services available.

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