WILMINGTON, Del., June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours
Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with
leading market positions in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts
and chemical solutions, announced today that the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), has approved Glyclean™ Hard Surface
Cleaner for use against SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes
COVID-19. When Glyclean AM is formulated at appropriate
concentrations into cleaning and disinfecting products, they too
can be effective against the SARS-COV-2 virus and help prevent the
spread of the novel coronavirus.
The U.S. EPA also registered several other Chemours product
formulations that utilize Glyclean™ AM including: Glyclean™ Pine
Cleaner, and Glyclean™ Bowl Cleaner.
Glyclean™ AM is based upon glycolic acid. As an
EPA-registered antimicrobial agent, glycolic acid can be used as an
active ingredient in formulating liquid-based disinfectants for use
on hard, non-porous surfaces in consumer, industrial,
institutional, agricultural or commercial facilities, including
those used for food processing. A full list of applications is
available at https://www.chemours.com/GlycleanAM.
"As we work together to combat this unprecedented health crisis,
we are very excited that the EPA has approved Glyclean™ Hard
Surface Cleaner as a product that can help prevent the transmission
of the virus that causes COVID-19. And since Glyclean™ is an
effective solution for large and small-scale cleaning and
disinfecting, it can be used to meet the unique cleaning needs of
hotels, restaurants, hospitals, food processing plants, public
gyms, homes, and other 'high-touch, high-traffic' facilities with
immovable hard surfaces that require on-site cleaning. Chemours is
working closely with our customers to ensure they deliver products
needed to slow and stop the spread of the novel corona virus," said
Ed Sparks, president of Chemours
Fluoroproducts and Chemical Solutions.
Glyclean™ AM is available to support the demand for more
COVID-19 cleaning products around the world. For more technical
information on Glyclean™ products, applications, and working with
Chemours to create EPA-registered formulations that can kill the
virus that causes COVID-19, visit www.chemours.com
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company
(NYSE: CC) is a global leader in titanium technologies,
fluoroproducts, and chemical solutions, providing its customers
with solutions in a wide range of industries with market-defining
products, application expertise and chemistry-based innovations.
Chemours ingredients are found in plastics and coatings,
refrigeration and air conditioning, mining, and general industrial
manufacturing. Our flagship products include prominent brands such
as Teflon™, Ti-Pure™, Krytox™, Viton™, Opteon™, Freon™ and Nafion™.
Chemours published its first corporate responsibility commitment
report in 2018, which highlights goals aligned with the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The company has
approximately 7,000 employees and 28 manufacturing sites serving
approximately 3,700 customers in over 120 countries. Chemours is
headquartered in Wilmington,
Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC.
For more information, we invite you to visit
chemours.com or follow us on Twitter @Chemours or
LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and
uncertainties. Forward-looking statements provide current
expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and
include any statement that does not directly relate to a historical
or current fact. These forward-looking statements may address,
among other things, anticipated future operating and financial
performance, product efficacy, business development, plans,
prospects, targets and goals, all of which are subject to
substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these
differences include the risks, uncertainties and other factors
discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2020 and our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Chemours assumes no obligation
to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason,
except as required by law.
CONTACT:
NEWS MEDIA
Alvenia
Scarborough
Sr. Director of Corporate
Communications and Brand
Marketing
+1.302.773.4507
media@chemours.com
INVESTORS
Jonathan
Lock
VP, Corporate Development and Investor
Relations
+1.302.773.2263
investor@chemours.com
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