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      MEC PRIME, High Purity, ACS Grade of METHYLENE CHLORIDE is Now Added to the Banner Chemicals UK Range of Chlorinated Solvents


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      26 Oct, 2016, 07:00 GMT

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      RUNCORN, England, October 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

      The addition of Methylene Chloride Prime gave the world's sole owner of TRIKLONE and PERKLONE products the ability to offer to its loyal customers a full range of ASTM Chlorinated Solvents. 

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      PERKLONE, TRIKLONE and MEC Prime will now be supplied globally and exclusively by Banner Chemicals UK  

      To enable our customers to receive a full range of chlorinated products,along with TRIKLONE N, LE & PERKLONE MD, Banner Chemicals also developed a PRIME grade of METHYLENE CHLORIDE (MEC Prime).

      About MEC Prime  

      • MEC Prime, ACS grade for Pharmaceutical industry   : 

      MEC Prime - METHYLENE CHLORIDE, PHARMACEUTICAL (Pharma) FOOD & FEED

      Compliant with the following Requirements:

      • Food Chemical Codex (FCC)  
      • ACS Specification for Reagent Chemicals
      • ASTM Specification D4701-00  
      • National Formulary 30  

      Methylene chloride Prime is used in the production of:

      1. ANTIBIOTICS   
      2. VITAMINS  
      3. Pharmaceuticals - tablet and film coating  
      4. Pharma grade CARBOMERS  

      MEC Prime, more grades for industries of: 

      • Foam Industry  
      • Paint Industry  
      • PU Industry (Poly-Urethane Industry) 
      • Metal-Cleaning / De-greasing 
      • Methylene Chloride, high-purity  (branded MEC Prime) 

      About TRIKLONE and PERKLONE products: 

      • ASTM D4080, Metal-Degreasing specification, 
      • Aerospace , Military and Aviation approvals ; 
      • Supplied Together With their AAV (Acid Acceptance Value) Test Kit 
      • Trichloroethylene TCE (branded TRIKLONE™ LE) 
      • Perchloroethylene PCE (branded PERKLONE™ MD) 

      Banner Chemicals is a 2M Holdings subsidiary and member of Omni-Chem136 Alliance

      Dr. Maggie Kessler, Export Director of Banner Chemicals says:

      "The additional of MEC Prime (High- Purity Methylene Chloride) to our chlorinated range of solvents gives Banner Chemicals strong position in the Solvents industry. This includes,

      For MEC Prime: Foam industry, Paint industry and Pharmaceuticals industry (ANTIBIOTICS, VITAMINS & and film coating).

      For Perklone, Triklone (& their AAV test-kit): Aerospace, military & aviation industries

      Moreover, solvent of our unique TRIKLONE and PERKLONE are extra stabilised and recommended by aerospace and military industries as the most suitable ASTM for metal-degreasing applications.

      For important metal-degreasing processes, we now supply TRIKLONE and PERKLONE together with their AAV (Acid Acceptance Value) test-kits.

      ABOUT MEC Prime , PERKLONE & TRIKLONE BRANDS

      Banner Chemicals exclusively produce and supply all grades of METHYLENE CHLORIDE PRIME, PERKLONE and TRIKLONE brands, Including MEC Prime PHARMA , TRIKLONE N , TRIKLONE LE, PERKLONE MD, PERKLONE D and DX PLUS and PERKLONE EXT

      • MEC Prime -  METHYLENE CHLORIDE High purity, PHARMACEUTICAL (Pharma), Food & Feed grade
      • TRIKLONE U -  Minimally stabilized for specialized applications
      • TRIKLONE N - Metal Degreasing product  (Highly stabilized grade)
      • TRIKLONE LE - ASTM conforming, Metal Degreasing  (High & Extra stabilized grade)
      • ALKALINITY & AAV (Acid Acceptance Value) TEST KIT- custom-made for MEC Prime DEGREASING METHYLENE CHLORIDE, PERKLONE MD & TRIKLONE LE
      • PERKLONE MD - ASTM conforming, Metal Degreasing  product (High & Extra stabilized grade)
      • PERKLONE D & DX PLUS -  Dry-cleaning applications, Stabilized & Extra Stabilized products (also available in 20L cans)
      • PERKLONE EXT - Catalyst / Isomerization grade ( Refinery approved by UOP)

      PERKLONE, TRIKLONE, MEC Prime are registered trademarks supplied GLOBALLY and EXCLUSIVELY by Banner Chemicals UK  

      • All products are manufactured under ISO9001:2008 from premium quality feedstocks and of 99.99% pure 

      Release Summary / keywords:

      Perchloroethylene, PCE, PERC, Perchlor, PERKLONE

      Trichloroethylene, TCE, TRICK, Trikchlor, TRIKLONE

      PERKLONE MD

      TRIKLONE N

      TRIKLONE LE

      ATMS Metal Degreasing

      Vapour Degreasers

      PERKLONE & TRIKLONE Aerospace approved degreasers

      PERKLONE & TRIKLONE Metal degreasing‎ / Metal cleaning grades

      PERKLONE EXT Catalyst grade, Isomerization grade

      PERKLONE D /DX Plus Dry-cleaning

      MEC Prime - High Purity Methylene Chloride

      MEC Prime - ACS Specification

      MEC Prime - Foam industry

      MEC Prime Paint industry

      MEC Prime ANTIBIOTICS  

      MEC Prime VITAMINS

      Contact: Dr. Maggie Kessler, telephone: +44-1928-597-000, email address: export@bannerchemicals.com


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