ECORE International Announces New Line of Green Cleaning Products

May 17, 2011

ECORE Introduces ECORE Green Solutions Line of E-Cleaner, E-Strip, and E-Finish. LANCASTER, PA – May 16, 2011 - ECORE International, global innovator of the recycled rubber flooring industry for over 20 years, is proud to launch, ECORE Green Solutions, its new line of eco-friendly floor care products. Products in the line include E-Cleaner, E-Strip, and E-Finish. The line has been developed as a system that cleans, strips, and finishes without harming floor surfaces or the environment while still doing the job. “All of ECORE Green Solutions are in concentrated form. This not only saves money but also continues our green friendly initiative as it reduces packaging waste,” explains Thomas Utley, Technical Services Manager, ECORE International. E-Cleaner, a highly concentrated low foam floor cleaner, is effective for all routine cleaning jobs. It is designed for use with all ECORE recycled rubber surfacing products. Use for damp mopping, scrubbing, spray and wipe cleaning, or with a hand bucket and cloth. E-Cleaner revitalizes any washable surface without damage. Additionally, E-Cleaner is Green Seal certified, meaning it has complied with rigorous requirements designed to reduce its environmental impacts. Fast acting with low odor, E-Strip removes multiple layers of finish, in only 5 minutes, without harsh alkalies and other conventional components. E-Strip is specifically designed to remove E-Finish, but will also remove most conventional metalcrosslinked floor polishes. Safe and effective, E-Strip requires no neutralization prior to finish application. It is readily biodegradable, phosphate-free and VOC compliant. Creating a new standard in floor finishing, E-Finish combines an unequaled level of environmental preference with performance, surpassing conventional floor finishing technologies. It gives a tough, black-mark resistant shine with no powdering. E-Finish excels with all maintenance systems, including scrub and recoat, spray buff, and burnish. It contains no Polymers or Urethane and meets ASTM D2047-93 requirements for slip resistance. About ECORE International ECORE International has been at the forefront of recycling efforts since their inception in 1989. Twenty years ago, ECORE pioneered the recycled rubber flooring category. Today, as North America’s largest user of recycled scrap tire rubber, ECORE processes more than 80 million pounds of scrap tire rubber each year, and helps to conserve more than one million barrels of oil in the process to convert pliable treads into durable product solutions for commercial, industrial, and architectural applications.

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