Why Is WD-40® Trusted By Many And Easy On The Environment?
Founded in 1953, WD-40® Company's
products have lived under the sinks, in garages, and in toolboxes around the
world for decades.
From father to son, mother to
daughter, veteran mechanic or engineer to an apprentice -- it has been regarded
as a safe and trusted partner to one
and all.
Mindful of its decades-long
partnership with its consumers, the company takes every step to protect the users of its products and to
respect and conserve the environment.
For example, the formulation of
its wildly popular little blue yellowcan, the WD-40® Multi-Use Product, contains no benzene, a known cancer-causing
hydrocarbon that is used in the manufacture of plastics, resins, nylon and
more. Benzene has also been known to cause acute central nervous system damage
and bone marrow damage. It is generally used as an industrial solvent in
paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, and more.
The WD-40® Multi-Use
Product is also inherently biodegradable, according to OECD or Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development's guidelines for biodegradability (Method
301 -- an aerobic biodegradation test method). The container of the aerosol product is recyclable, just like any
other empty steel container.
Its secret solution -- yes, it is
still secret no matter where you read it's been revealed -- also complies with
the European Union's Restrictions of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS),
meaning it contains no lead (Pb), mercury
(Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr6), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB),
or polybrominated diphenylether.
These restricted materials are
harmful to the environment and pollute landfills. They are also dangerous in
terms of occupational exposure during manufacturing and disposal.
Moreover, the company's products are ozone-friendly, as it does
not contain chloroflurocarbons (CFCs), propellants that at one time were
commonly found in some aerosol products and are destructive to the ozone
layer.
A propellant is the stuff that
helps pump WD-40® Multi-Use Product out of the can. The propellant
used in WD-40® Multi-Use Product is carbon dioxide (CO2), which is
an inert gas. The addition of CO2 also reduces the number of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) in the product, which makes it better for the environment.
While WD-40® aerosols
are considered flammable -- and the company does everything it can to caution
users of that -- one important thing aerosols must be tested for is “flame
extension” -- how far a spray will carry a flame, and more importantly, for
“flashback” -- whether the spray carries the flame back toward the user. In
this case, WD-40® does not have flashback, but because it can still carry a
flame forward, it is categorized as flammable.
With dedicated users and fans in
over 176 countries and territories worldwide, WD-40® prides
itself on its attention to customer care and respect for the environment,
which played no small role in why those who have used its
products continue to rely on them to solve their everyday problems.
To learn more about WD-40®
products and or the technical data sheets behind them, check out http://wd40.asia.
ABOUT WD-40 Company
WD-40 Company is the maker of the widely trusted WD-40®
Multi-Use Product, an essential in every toolbox and household worldwide. The
American brand was created in 1953 as an anti-rust, anti-corrosion protectant
for the outer layer of the Atlas Missile and has since transformed into the
quick-fix solution to cleans and protects, loosens rusted parts, drives out
moisture, frees sticky mechanism and stops squeaks.
Maintenance professionals and DIY amateurs alike find
diverse applications for WD-40® in their works with hardware,
industrial, automotive, cycling, sporting and mass retail goods. Today, WD-40®
is available around the world in a variety of sizes, and it has diversified
into a new range of specialised products –WD-40® Specialist™,
WD-40® BIKE and WD-40® Specialist™ Automotive.
WD-40®
range of products are found in major retail and hardware supply stores across
all states in Malaysia. For more information on WD-40®
range of products, visit: www.wd40.asia
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