Understanding EURECO™: Chemistry and Product Formats

EURECO™ PAP is chemically known as Phthalimido peroxy hexanoic acid. Contrary to popular belief, it is not a “bleach activator” but a true peroxy bleach. Find out more about EURECO™ PAP in this handy guide by Norman Lowe, Senior Technical Consultant at HARKE UK & Ireland.Continue reading

Heat Transfer Fluids: Antifrogen™ Grades

Heat transfer fluids have many applications. They prevent machines from overheating, systems from freezing, and enclosed systems from corroding. These fluids are used in all types of mechanical engines, pumping systems, refrigeration and air-conditioning/heating systems, domestic and industrial heating systems, fire protection sprinkler systems, solar heating systems, undersoil heating systems (e.g., on football pitches), and geothermal heating systems.Continue reading

Vitech’s Q-range of degreasers

Vitech’s Q-range is an excellent assortment of powerful and highly effective degreasers, specially developed to target key areas in the HI&I industry. 

In this post we’ll cover Vitech’s five different degreasers available, discussing their benefits, applications and performance to give you an insight into each product’s capabilities and to help you decide on the most appropriate degreaser for your specific formulation. 

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Antimicrobials In The Food Industry

Last month we attended The UK Food Shows in Birmingham. It’s always a great show and we enjoy meeting up with exhibitors to have a chat about the industry in general, and in particular, the packaging side of the industry.

This year’s show was no exception, with a larger space allocated for FoodEx than ever before. FoodEx is the section of the show which focuses on manufacturing, supply chain and packaging, so that’s where we allocated most of our time.

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Plastic Packaging Tax

A £200 per tonne plastic tax will come into effect from the 1st April 2022 in the UK, what does it mean for our industry and how can we minimise the impact of this tax?Continue reading