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Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC
23 April 2021
23 April 2021
SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC
("Symphony" or the "Group")
SYMPHONY'S d2p ANTI-MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY SET TO PROTECT
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS IN THE CITY OF GUARULHOS IN
BRAZIL
Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), a global
specialist in technologies that make plastic smarter is pleased to
report that Extrusa Pack, a Brazilian plastic manufacturer and user
of Symphony's d2w and d2p technology, has announced a donation to
provide the entire public bus system in the city of Guarulhos (858
vehicles in total), with d2p anti-microbial film to cover seats and
handles, protecting its 400,000 plus passengers from Coronavirus
and multiple bacteria and fungi normally present on these surfaces.
The donation was agreed with the City's Mayor who personally
visited the factory where the films are made.
In a public statement, Gisele Barbin, Commercial Manager for
Extrusa Pack commented: "We wanted to contribute in some way to
tackling the pandemic, and as we already manufacture garbage bags
with this important antimicrobial technology, we only need to [make
minor] adjustments to the factory equipment to produce the
protective plastic film. Knowing the priority that Mayor Guti has
given to dealing with Coronavirus, we decided to donate and apply
the films to the buses. More than 400,000 passengers now have extra
protection against infection on public transport."
Michael Laurier, CEO of Symphony, said: "We would like to
commend Extrusa Pack for this thoughtful contribution to public
health in the city of Guarulhos. We hope other cities in Brazil,
Latin America and the rest of the world, will follow the lead of
Guarulhos and provide this kind of anti-microbial protection in
their public transport systems, protecting passengers from
Coronavirus and other dangerous microbes. We at Symphony, will
continue to promote the use of our antimicrobial technology to
protect human health and the environment in these challenging
times."
With this announcement, Guarulhos becomes the first public
transport system in the world to incorporate d2p anti-microbial
technology to protect the health of its users. This is yet another
excellent application of Symphony's technology, which can also be
used to protect water pipes and tanks, and all plastic surfaces in,
for example, hospitals, restaurants, schools, airports and any
other public spaces, as well as private homes.
Symphony's d2p antimicrobial additive has been tested by Unicamp
University in Brazil proving 99.9% effectiveness in the first hour
of contact against fungi, bacteria and viruses, including
Coronavirus.
Enquiries
Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc
Michael Laurier, CEO Tel: +44 (0) 20 8207 5900
Ian Bristow, CFO
www.symphonyenvironmental.com
Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint
Broker)
David Foreman / Nick Cowles / Kieran Russell (Corporate Tel: +44 (0) 161 831 1512
Finance)
Dominic King / Victoria Ayton (Sales) Tel: +44 (0) 203 829 5000
Hybridan LLP (Joint Broker)
Claire Louise Noyce Tel: +44 (0) 203 764 2341
About Guarulhos:
https://www.guarulhos.sp.gov.br/estatisticas-e-geografia
Guarulhos is the second largest municipality in the State of São
Paulo and 13th in Brazil in terms of population, with 1,379,182
inhabitants according to an IBGE estimate (July 2019). Located in
the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, the city has an area of
319.19 km(2) and is only 17 km away from the centre of the largest
metropolis in Latin America, the city of São Paulo.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
About Symphony Environmental Technologies plc
www.symphonyenvironmental.com
Symphony has developed a range of additives, concentrates and
master-batches marketed under its d2p(R) ("designed to protect")
trademark, which can be incorporated in a wide variety of plastic
and non-plastic products so as to provide protection against many
different types of microbes, insects and rodents, and against fire.
d2p products also include odour, moisture and ethylene adsorbers as
well as other types of food-preserving technologies.
Symphony has launched d2p anti-microbial household gloves and
toothbrushes and is developing a range of other d2p finished
products for retail sale. See www.d2p.net
Symphony has also developed and continues to develop and market,
a biodegradable plastic technology which helps tackle the problem
of microplastics by turning ordinary plastic at the end of its
service-life into biodegradable materials. It is then no longer a
plastic and can be bioassimilated in the open environment in a
similar way to a leaf. The technology is branded d2w(R) and appears
as a droplet logo on many thousands of tonnes of plastic packaging
and other plastic products around the world. In some countries,
including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and the UAE
oxo-biodegradable plastic is mandatory. See www.d2w.net
The Group has complemented its d2w biodegradable product range
with d2c "compostable resins and products" that have been tested to
US and EU composting standards.
Symphony has also developed the d2Detector(R), a portable device
which analyses plastics and detects counterfeit products. This is
useful to government officials tasked with enforcing legislation,
and Symphony's d2t tagging and tracer technology is available for
further security.
Symphony has a diverse and growing customer-base and has
established itself as an international business with 74
distributors around the world. Products made with Symphony's
plastic technologies are now available in nearly 100 countries and
in many different product applications. Symphony itself is
accredited to ISO9001 and ISO14001.
Symphony is a leading member of the OPA (www.biodeg.org) and
actively participates in the Committee work of the British
Standards Institute (BSI), the American Standards Organisation
(ASTM), the European Standards Organisation (CEN), and the
International Standards Organisation (ISO).
Further information on the Group can be found at
www.symphonyenvironmental.com and twitter @SymphonyEnv See also
Symphony on Instagram. A Symphony App is available for downloading
to smartphones.
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