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Current Announcements |
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New Standard for the use of Sodium Permanganate
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Carus Corporation is pleased
to announce that the European Union (EU) has
established a new standard for the use of sodium
permanganate for treating water intended for
human consumption. This new standard,
EN:15482:2007, was approved on 1 November 2007.
The standard is currently being published by
each of the various member countries.
Information regarding the standard in each of
the member countries can be found by searching
for EN:15482:2007 at the following website
http://www.cen.eu/esearch
Carlos Hevia of the Carus Europe group is an active member of CEN/TC164/WG9, the European Norms Committee for Drinking Water. He participates in Working Group 9 (WG9) and also sits in Task Group 6 (TG6), the group specifically focused on norms related to disinfectants.
The standard describes the characteristics of sodium permanganate and specifies the requirements and the corresponding test methods for sodium permanganate. It gives information on the various applications in water treatment. For more detailed information about the application of sodium permanganate in drinking water, please contact Carus Europe at +34.985 785 513.
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A new Yara-Carus partnership to solve the toxic gases emissions in wastewater treatment |
Oslo (2007-05-29): Yara and Carus Corporation have signed a distribution agreement for Econox agent® , Carus’ sodium permanganate product covering selected European countries. This offer completes Yara’s existing Nutriox® preventive solution to address the toxic gases - emission problems in sewage networks, with a more comprehensive portfolio of products, thereby creating a full-service odor treatment offer for municipalities and industries.
In oxidizing and then preventing Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) emissions, the two products complement each other very well. H2S is a very toxic, odorous, and corrosive gas formed in wastewater systems. It represents an unacceptable smell and a significant health risk causing, in case of high exposure, a loss of smell, eye irritation, rhinitis and respiratory difficulties amongst other symptoms.
Carus is the world’s leader in permanganate technology. In 2003, Carus developed ECONOX® , a sodium permanganate solution for wastewater treatment in the USA. ECONOX® chemically eliminates H2S and mercaptans responsible for odors in wastewater systems, especially in sludge treatment. ECONOX® will now be brought to European municipalities, sewage networks and industries that need to treat not only H2S but also mercaptans. Marie Marcenac, Vice-President for Carus International, sees this agreement as “a synergy to offer a more comprehensive service to customers.”
Yara has developed Nutriox® , an innocuous product that works biologically to prevent the formation of H2S. It offers a controlled treatment with a special quality calcium nitrate solution. Yara also provides consultancy services including assessment, diagnosis, installation, optimization and online maintenance at client sites. “Our idea is to bring to the market a one shop stop offer of products integrated to our existing full-service approach”, says Luc Ferréol, Sales and Marketing Director for ESP Nitrates at Yara.
Yara thus becomes a specialist in the treatment of toxic gas and odors for wastewater treatment networks, an expanding market as urbanization and demographic changes across the world pose serious waste management issues that threaten the environment, health and life quality.
ECONOX Agent® is a registered trademark of Carus Corporation
Nutriox® is a registered trademark of Yara International
Press Contacts
Véronique Revoy, Yara, Industrial Marketing and Communication Manager
Telephone : + 47 900 70 986
E-Mail : veronique.revoy@yara.com
Lynn Solorio, Carus Corporation, Manager of Stakeholder Communications
Telephone : + 1 815 224 6682
E-Mail : lynn.solorio@caruscorporation.com
Visit www.yara.com to learn about Yara International
Visit www.caruscorporation.com to learn more on Carus Corporation
Yara International ASA is a leading chemical company that converts energy and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers. As the number one global supplier of mineral fertilizers and agronomic solutions, we help provide food for a growing world population. Our industrial product portfolio includes environmental protection agents that safeguard air and water purity and preserve food quality. Yara’s global workforce of 7000 employees represents great diversity and talent enabling Yara to remain a leading performer in its industry.
Carus Corporation is the world’s largest manufacturer of permanganates. During its more than 90-year history, Carus ongoing reliance on research and development, as well as its emphasis on technical support and customer service, have enabled the company to become the world leader in permanganate, manganese, oxidation, catalyst and blended phosphate technologies.
Today, Carus Corporation manufactures a range of products for the municipal, industrial, and environmental markets- with the majority used in environmental applications. Our product offering includes various grades of sodium and potassium permanganate, blended phosphates, catalysts and other oxidation based compounds.
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New Location |
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In order to better serve our Central and North Europe customers Carus is now maintaining an inventory in Antwerp Belgium. To order from this location please continue to contact our customer service in Trubia and we will arrange delivery from this new location. |
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Carus Corporation acquires CalciQuest, Inc. |
Carus Corporation announced that effective 11 December 2006, Carus Phosphates,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Carus Corporation, has acquired the business and
assets of CalciQuest, Inc., Belmont, NC, a leading manufacturer and marketer of
phosphate chemicals for the municipal market in the US. “This acquisition represents
Carus’ commitment to strengthen and expand the phosphates market in North
America,” stated Inga Carus, President and CEO of Carus Corporation.
John M. Walsh III, a founder and the principal shareholder of CalciQuest, Inc., endorsed
Carus’ purchase of the business and their intentions to further strengthen its North
American phosphates business, as a positive course for the future of the business that
CalciQuest, Inc. has successfully built over the past 15 years.
Paul Carus, President of the new Carus Phosphates, Inc., expressed great optimism for
the future of Carus Phosphates, Inc., based on planned marketing efforts to grow the
business, and on the expansion of its regional presence into the southeastern US. “The
benefits that will be realized in the marketing and manufacturing of these products
should prove to be very beneficial to Carus’ and CalciQuest’s customers through the
expanded customer and sales service, and the benefit of two strategically positioned
manufacturing locations,” Mr. Carus said.
In acquiring the businesses from CalciQuest, Inc., Carus is also acquiring a polymer
product line that will complement its existing core business of phosphates as well as the
permanganate business upon which Carus Corporation was originally founded in 1915.
“We believe that this acquisition will position Carus Corporation as the premier provider
of chemicals used in the drinking water industry,” said Bill Mersch, General Manager of
Carus Phosphates, Inc.
Carus Corporation is the world’s largest producer of permanganates, which are used
mainly in environmental applications: to improve the quality of drinking water, to treat
municipal and industrial wastewater, in air purification systems, and in groundwater
remediation. Carus Corporation was founded in 1915 in LaSalle, Illinois, and is a
member of the American Chemistry Council and an active participant in the industry’s
award-winning Responsible Care® initiative, working to make life better, healthier, and
safer through chemistry. |
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CARUS CORPORATION BREAKS GROUND FOR FACILITY IN CHINA |
FOSHAN, CHINA - Bob Glaze, President, Carus International, a subsidiary of
Carus Corporation, announced the groundbreaking on 16 November 2006 for
the construction of Carus Corporation’s first facility in China. The business
entity, Carus Chemical (Foshan) Co. Ltd., is located in the Foshan Chancheng
District Hi-Tech Industries Development Zone. Construction completion, with
start-up of the operation, is scheduled for mid-2007.
“With this new entity, Carus establishes a presence in the middle of the Asian
marketplace that has great potential for all of our products, which primarily
serve the environmental markets,” Mr. Glaze said. “As China begins enforcing
their environmental regulations, we feel this is a very exciting marketplace for
our chemicals, catalysts, and services that supply those markets.”
Initially the Foshan facility will focus on procurement within China of various raw
materials for Carus Corporation’s consumption as well as for resale of finished
products around the world. As the need develops, the facility will have the
capability to do some reprocessing in order to qualify the products for resale as
equal to the standards of the various Carus Corporation brands.
Headquartered in Peru, Illinois USA, Carus Corporation is the world’s largest
manufacturer of permanganate products, with operations and sales on a global
basis. Carus Corporation is a provider of chemicals and services for water and
wastewater treatment, ground and groundwater remediation, air purification,
and other environmental applications. Carus is also the world leader in
application technology for permanganate chemistry to a variety of markets. |
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