FILTER IT CLEAN

Can our filters be as clean as the air they release?

WE LOVE:

The fresh and pure air in our cars and homes

BUT DID YOU KNOW:

Wet filters tend to break faster
Filters often contain toxic impurities such as formaldehyde and APEO

The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World: Safe, Efficient, Enhanced. It’s our nature.

1. SAFE – IT’S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT
A solid core: Our deeply rooted goal to protect people and our planet.
Safe to use, safe to release and also safe to wear.

2. EFFICIENT – IT’S OUR NATURE TO RETHINK SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING
Innovating application processes that minimize resources and maximize productivity, both in our and our customers’ manufacturing as well as by setting ourselves ambitious sustainability goals.

3. ENHANCED – IT’S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE
Innovation is critical. With it, we create additional effects, functionalities and aesthetics and sustainable differentiation to bring additional value, helping consumers to achieve their goals, for a life enhanced.

FILTER IT CLEAN / A formaldehyde-free* and APEO-free* bonding system that makes nonwovens strong and safe, even when wet

Appretan® FFX6730 liq
A water-based acrylic copolymer:

High stiffness
Best-in-class wet tensile strength
Formaldehyde-free*
APEO-free*

Nuva® N2155
An efficient C6-based chemistry for:

Efficient stain, water and solvent protection
Repellent functionality in technical nonwovens
Low cure profile

*Below limits of detection according to industry standard test methods. Not intentionally added

Arkophob® XLR liq
An external crosslinker

High reactivity
Formaldehyde-free*

“SAFE”: IT’S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT / with the FILTER IT CLEAN system

Formaldehyde-free*
APEO-free*
Energy saving due to lower curing profile compared to standard polymers

Formaldehyde Free
Apeo free
ZDHC Compliant

“ENHANCED”: IT’S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE / with the FILTER IT CLEAN system

Improved mechanical performance with a higher wet strength of the fabric
Added value to our customers thanks to a better durability with an eco-profile improvement
Delivers a more consistent result for premium quality
Improved quality with higher performance extends life cycles of the filter

Improved Tear Strength
Wet strength
Durability / Stay new
Premium Quality
LONGER LASTING

FILTER IT CLEAN / Main benefits in a nutshell

Safe products from a reliable global partner who applies international safety standards
- No release of formaldehyde, neither in the product, nor during the application and on the substrate
- APEO free* polymers complying to the directive 2003/53/EC
- Energy saving due to lower curing profile compared to standard polymers
Enhanced nonwoven properties
High level of durability and mechanical performances, combined with water and solvents resistance
Full system solution with polymers and crosslinkers to provide various properties, from soft to stiff, meeting highly demanding technical requirements
Improved quality with higher performance extends life cycles of the filter

The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World / Safe + Enhanced = The Enhanced Collection

1. SAFE – IT’S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT
A solid core: Our deeply rooted goal to protect people and our planet.
Safe to use, safe to release and also safe to wear.

3. ENHANCED – IT’S OUR NATURE TO ADD ANOTHER LEVEL OF VALUE

Innovation is critical. With it, we create additional effects, functionalities and aesthetics and sustainable differentiation give additional value, helping consumers to achieve their goals, for a life enhanced.

Discover more information in our Filter it Clean flyer