Several months before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule banning methylene chloride from consumer paint stripper sales because of acute fatalities, Cortec addressed the problem with the release of EcoLine 4320 and 4330. These two biobased alternatives go beyond EPA requirements by not containing methylene chloride or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), another paint stripper chemical that has been frowned upon for potential adverse health effects and which several retailers have already voluntarily chosen to discontinue.
EcoLine 4320 and 4330 answer both concerns and are formulated with renewable materials and recycled solvent. EcoLine 4320 and 4330 contain 50% USDA certified biobased content and are qualified products under the mandatory federal purchasing initiative of the USDA BioPreferred Program (biopreferred.gov).
EcoLine 4320 and 4330 have low odor and are VOC compliant to the California Regulation for Reducing
Emission from Consumer Products. They do not contain any California Prop 65 components that cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. They also do not contain chlorinated solvents, toluene, or acetone.
EcoLine 4320 and 4330 paint strippers are designed to
remove coatings, inks, and resins from metal, concrete, and wood surfaces. They are effective on a wide variety of paints and contain flash corrosion inhibitors to prevent rust and tarnishing throughout the stripping process. EcoLine 4320 should be used in dip tanks and on horizontal surfaces. EcoLine 4330 is a gelled version for use on vertical, overhead, or complex surfaces.
While the new EPA rule (which goes into effect in about six months) only addresses consumer product
sales, Cortec takes the precaution a level higher by providing methylene-chloride-free strippers to the industrial market, as well as, for the benefit of users in the workplace.
