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June 15, 2023 - Third Party Lab Validates All Key Win Chemical Products Are Below The New York State Minimum of 1 ppm for 1,4-dioxane Burlington, Ontario – Win Chemicals announced today that all their key product lines meet or is below the New York State minimum of 1ppm for 1,4-dioxane that will be going into effect on January 1, 2024.
“I am so proud of our team. We saw this coming 4 years ago and put a strategy together for all our current and future chemistries to meet or exceed the New York State 1,4-dioxane requirements,” stated Mark Goodale, Managing Director, Win Chemicals. “Our goal is to make our customers successful. We invested an enormous amount of time, money and energy into our manufacturing processes and labs along with third-party testing labs to ensure our products have no material change to their chemical composition.”
The Win Approach with 1,4-dioxane
The Win Chemicals team made it a priority that there will be no material change to the chemical composition of their products, have the 1,4 contaminant below 1ppm (in some cases an order of magnitude below), and to ensure that they are still delivering the required power that is brought with ethoxylated chemistry. Working alongside customers has been paramount in testing the new materials with lab results proving this to be true in the field with no change to the chemistry (except the reduction of the 1,4-dioxane contaminant - where even the raw material “as supplied” is below the regulated required levels).
This achievement allows Win Chemicals to continue its business model of success by making great multi-dimensional chemistries, helping create powerful cleaning and descaling formulas that reduce or eliminate VOC’s and toxic and dangerous chemicals.  Win continues to partner with customers’ formulators to bring the best chemistries to bear while meeting performance targets and maintaining or reducing formula costs.
This change continues Win Chemicals long time commitment of supporting our customers in being well ahead of changes to the regulatory environment in Canada, USA and European Union.
About New York State 1,4-dioxane Amendment
New York State passed amendments on January 1, 2022 to Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) Article 35 and Article 37 to restrict the presence of harmful chemicals in household cleaning, personal care, and cosmetic products sold or offered for sale in the state. The law establishes a maximum allowable concentration of 2 parts per million (ppm) of 1,4-dioxane by December 31, 2022, and 1 ppm by December 31, 2023, for household cleaning and personal care products. The DEC's ongoing efforts to protect public health and the environment reflect the state's commitment to preventing exposure to emerging contaminants. The new laws will build upon the state's nation-leading efforts to regulate harmful chemicals in consumer products.

June 5, 2023 - Win Chemicals Ltd. Introduces Revolutionary Surfactant GTQTM For Enhanced Cleaning PerformanceBurlington, Ontario – Win Chemicals announced today that it has released GTQTM, a high-performance cost-competitive surfactant designed to improve cleaning performance across a range of industries. The innovative product took over four years to develop and has been successfully Beta tested with multiple customers and applications. GTQTM is listed on CleanGredients and is non-corrosive under GHS.
“GTQTM is a significant step forward in our desire to produce chemistry that will allow people to eliminate or significantly reduce the use of VOCs in their formulas” stated Mark Goodale, Managing Director, Win Chemicals. “Although we have long-standing chemistries that will do this in our portfolio, GTQTM is a significant advancement in the cost: performance ratio. In other words, GTQTM is significantly lower in cost and it makes this high level of performance now available to lower cost end formulations.  It took us over four years to develop, successfully beta test, and now officially launch this product to our markets. GTQTM is a high performing multi-dimensional surfactant that is very competitively priced on an at-use cost basis for our customers.”
“I am so proud of our innovation team and how much effort they put into GTQTM while still serving our current customers,” said Rod Thomson, Sr. Director, Research and Development, Win Chemicals. “We listened to the marketplace and delivered what they have been asking for.
 

June 2017 - Vitech International Inc. (an American company) and Win Chemicals LTD announce a joint effort for                                   expansion into the European UnionBack in 2016, both companies invested a considerable amount of time and cost into developing a product line that would be compliant with REACH regulations. This strong product offering has allowed us to fully commit to the European market and as a result create a new startup company called TriadaChem Ltd.  This new venture is based in Europe and finally services this market with the same expertise and consultative approach that has made Win successful for well over 20 years. 

Win launches QHDContinuing to expand the Q family of products, QHD is a powerful surfactant system for heavy duty degreasing. QHD (stands for ‘Q-Heavy Duty’) has exceptional cleaning capabilities especially in lower dilution systems. This technology significantly extends the boundaries of water based cleaning.
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the QHD iDATA sheet: QHD iDATA

Win launches iQLFA breakthrough in high detergency low foam cleaning. First generation LFQ broke through the barrier of low foam cleaning with good detergency. With a continued push in the low foam category, iQLF takes significant steps forward providing higher dilution rates, and significantly better detergency for automatic parts washers and floor scrubbers to name a few. Depending on your application, both the iQLF or LFQ will offer amazing detergency and degreasing without the foam. Ask our technical experts which of these two low foam surfactants would be right for your formula!
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the iQLF iDATA sheet: iQLF iDATA

Win completes its regulatory review of its product offerings for EuropeWin completes its regulatory review of its product offerings for Europe, and introduces a REACH compliant list of 26 chemistries. This is helping enable North American customer’s to expand into the EU, as well as supporting Win’s interests in EU markets. 

Canadian patent awarded for Win’s ALBAs safe alternatives to hydrofluoric acid, ALB and APW offer strong performance relative to hydrofluoric acid, without the serious health effects on workers and their safety, as well as the damage to glass and metal surfaces that can occur with HF based products.
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the ALB iDATA sheet: ALB iDATA 

Win leads the charge in launching GHS SDS’s 6 months before the deadlineWith these new GHS changes come new pictograms which are resulting in chaos with many customers whom require costly label changes. Win is minimizing the impact of this because our “core chemistries” are not classified as corrosive under GHS. Another testament to the safety and performance of Win’s Q chemistries. 

Major head office renovations…preparing for the future.Head office undergoes major renovations to enable the growth with additional staff and expanding its lab capabilities.

Win Launches eQiWin launches eQi, a newer addition to the Q family of readily biodegradable high-performance surfactants.  eQi is a highly economical surfactant with the outstanding wetting and detergency typical of the Q surfactant family. eQi helps Win gain traction in the parts washing industry and oil and gas sector with its ability to replace solvents in numerous cleaning applications. 
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the eQi iDATA sheet: eQi iDATA
 Win Chemicals Launches LFQ, a low foam surfactant with powerful detergencyWin Chemicals' pursuit of the 'holy grail' of surfactant technology, a low foam surfactant that actually has great detergency, has finally come to fruition. LFQ is designed to have the strong wetting and detergency characteristics of our flagship Q3 technology but without the foam. It is also designed to offer customers the ability to lower costs by being low foam at all temperatures, saving on energy costs, and potentially lowering alkalinity to reduce wear on parts.
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the LFQ iDATA sheet: LFQ iDATA
Win Chemicals Launches NSW4, a DEA and NPE free bucket wash concentrateBuilding on the success of the previous generations of NSW, NSW4 is a response to the growing concern and Prop65 regulations regarding DEA. Going one step further to help limit further customer reformulations, it is also NPE free. NSW4 is a foaming bucket wash concentrate with superior water beading properties that leaves a durable, wax-like finish and reduces necessary drying following wash. It can also be used as a foaming spray wax in auto car wash, as well as in coin-op car wash.
To learn more about this innovative product and watch a brief performance demo, please click the link for the NSW4 iDATA sheet: NSW4 iDATA
Win Chemicals Launches CHD4 SurfactantIn response to the growing health concerns and regulatory issues (Prop65) surrounding materials such as DEA, cocamide DEA, and MEA, Win Chemicals proudly introduces CHD4, our next generation DEA-free surfactant for use in hand soaps (gel and foam), bucket washes, body washes, and other areas where these more harmful chemistries are used. CHD4 is naturally derived, mild on skin, and is liquid, which makes it an easy to use alternative versus flake materials requiring heat.
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the CHD4 iDATA sheet: CHD4 iDATA
Win Chemicals Awarded Patent for M5 Acid ReplacementLaunched in 2006, M5 has been the ONLY acidic technology that can be shipped non-regulated via ground, marine, and air transport. On May 28th, it was officially issued the United States patent surrounding this innovative, low pH organic salt chemistry. Ideal for use in retail descaling applications where safety and ease of use is paramount, but where performance relative to traditional acids is still a must, M5 has been and remains a strong opportunity for our customers.
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the M5 iData sheet and to view a live demo: M5 iDATA
Win Chemicals Awarded Patent for Hydrofluoric Acid ReplacementsLaunched in 2008 and the winner of the EPA's Pollution Prevention Award the following year, on March 5th Win Chemical's ALB, and its partner chemistry APW, were officially issued a United States patent surrounding these innovative new chemistries. As safe alternatives to hydrofluoric acid, ALB and APW offer strong performance relative to hydrofluoric, without the serious health effects on workers and their safety, as well as the damage to glass and metal surfaces that can occur with HF based products.
To learn more, please click on the links for the ALB and APW iDATA sheets and to view live demos: ALB iDATA; APW iDATA
Win Chemicals Launches JK50 HydrotropeWith a focus on helping our customers achieve cost savings in 2013 without sacrificing performance or the environmental profile and safety of their products, Win Chemicals introduces JK50, an outstanding hydrotrope for use in highly alkaline/caustic systems.
To learn more about this innovative product, please click the link for the JK50 iDATA sheet and to view a live demo: JK50 iDATA.