Mirachem(R) Products Certified as Clean Air Solvents; Racing Teams Prefer Safe Solutions
6 January 1998
Mirachem(R) Products Certified as Clean Air Solvents; Racing Teams Prefer Safe SolutionsRENO, Nev., Jan. 6 -- Tempe, Arizona-based Mirachem Corporation ( http://www.iepinc.com ), a 20-year old environmental technology company that produces aqueous, non-volatile cleaners and parts washer systems for the automotive and performance racing industries, announced that it has received a Clean Air Solvent certification from the South Coast Air Quality Management District in Orange County, California. This stamp of approval from a California air quality board considered among the strictest in the world ensures that these products comply with the most stringent legislation on the horizon. Mirachem products are in widespread use among racing teams and car enthusiasts, and were formulated by Jim Edwards, a vintage auto racer who was seeking a solution to his own problems with solvent sensitivity as he restored cars. To qualify for SCAQMD's Clean Air Solvent certification, laboratory analysis of the products must show the product has: * 50 grams per liter or less of smog-forming volatile organic compounds * no toxic constituents * no ingredients that contribute to global warming or deplete the ozone layer * a low vapor pressure Mirachem fluid products and parts washers are used by such environmentally conscious companies as Chrysler, and are developed to ensure worker safety and environmental protection, without sacrificing effectiveness. "When I first formulated this technology twenty years ago," says Mirachem founder Jim Edwards, "no one cared about the environment. I was just looking for a way to stop the skin from falling off my own hands. Now no company that operates in a global business climate can afford to ignore air quality issues, and workers demand safe solvents. It helps that these products also work as well as the hazardous solvents." Businesses in southern California that use Clean Air Solvents will be exempt from record-keeping requirements and emissions fees under SCAQMD rules covering solvent cleaning operations. Businesses are required to switch to lower-polluting degreasing solvents, to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) or hydrocarbon emissions from solvent degreasing tanks by December 31, 1998. Mirachem Clean Air Solvents, along with Ma.Gi.Do parts washers and Blackstone Ultrasonics, will be displayed and demonstrated at the Performance Racing International West show in Reno, Nevada, January 8-10, 1998 at booth number 1131 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Mirachem Corporation of Tempe, Arizona, manufactures and markets Mirachem 500, Mirachem 250, Mirachem 750, Mirachem Press Room Cleaner, Insight Firearms Cleaner, and through its affiliated company, Now Products, Inc., manufactures and markets Now(R) brand cleaning products for the home. SOURCE Innovative Environmental Products