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Florachem Corporation announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Aromaticos Finos S.A. de C.V. to form a new company for the production of Fragrance and Industrial Chemicals in Mexico. The new company will operate under the name Arofisa S. de R.L. de C.V.
The manufacturing facility in Atlacomulco, Estado de Mexico is strategically located near the gum turpentine processing state of Michoacan. This multi-purpose plant has been producing citrus, pine and other fragrance chemicals for over thirty years. The main products currently being produced are Terpineol, Pine Oil, Dipentene and other Terpene chemicals. This new venture significantly furthers Florachem strategic expansion into manufacturing. The factory will operate in concert with Florachem essential oil processing facility in Mission, Texas. A warehouse located in Mexico City will enhance domestic sales of these manufactured products as well as many of the other products Florachem distributes from its family of partners worldwide.
Florachem Corporation, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida is a manufacturer and distributor of natural and synthetic products serving the Fragrance & Flavor, Industrial Ingredients and Precision Cleaning industries.
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A new quick reference guide for CitraFlor customers and distributors is now available on-line and in print.
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According to the Georgia Department of Transportation – Office of Materials and Research, CitraFlor R95 meets all the necessary specifications and testing requirements and is approved for use on projects as an extractant for GDT 83. The product is now listed on QPL 67 Non-Chlorinated Asphalt Extractant document. QPL67 can be view at http://www.dot.ga.us/dot/construction/materials-research/qpl-index.shtml.
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CitraFlor R95 has been tested and approved in accordance with Texas Department of Transportation Specification (TxDOT) No.192-85-13, for use in cleaning asphalt off of parts and equipment. CitraFlor R95 can now be found on the Prequalified Products List at http://www.dot.state.tx.us./gsd/purchasing/supps.htm.
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Florachem, a leading supplier in citrus and pine terpene derivatives, recently introduced its new CitraFlor OT line of low odor, low non-volatile residue (NVR) products for cleaning precision metal parts, wire, cable, molds and equipment. All CitraFlor OT products are made with Florachem’s proprietary low odor, low NVR orange terpenes (d-limonene), refined at its Mission, TX manufacturing plant. The CitraFlor OT Series are high performance, low cost alternatives for Isopropyl alcohol, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Mineral Spirits, Stoddard Solvent and Xylene in hand wipe applications and hydrocarbon solvent systems.
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Vendite LLC (Bowling Green, KY) has agreed to market Florachem’s new electronics and precision cleaning solvents in North America. Initially, Vendite will be concentrating on vapor degreasing applications with the Solvokane™ and VaporFlor™ product lines. Vendite will also provide technical sales assistance to customers and distributors of Florachem’s CitraFlor™ and AquaFlor™ products, Florachem’s other environmentally responsible solvent alternatives to petroleum distillates, chlorinated solvents and certain ozone depleting halogenated solvents.
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Florachem Corp. and Solvay Fluorides Group (Houston, TX) have agreed to a distribution arrangement that allows Florachem to market Solvay’s Solvokane series of fluorinated vapor degreasing solvents throughout North America. The Solvokane line represents a strategic fit for Florachem, who offers a variety of environmentally responsible solvent alternatives to petroleum distillates, chlorinated solvents and ozone depleting halogentated solvents.
Solvokane solvents will compete directly with HFEs, HCFCs and other HFCs for vapor degreasing customers not wanting or able to use chlorinated solvents or ozone depleting nPB solvents. The non-flammable Solvokane line includes products for light and heavy duty degreasing as well as electronics defluxing and spot-free drying. Solvokane products are priced very competitively verses the competition.
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Florachem Corp. and Austin American Technology Corp. (Burnet, TX) have agreed to cooperate in the joint development of new cleaning agents for solvent cleaning equipment. Under this development agreement, Florachem will develop, manufacture and market new solvent-based products for use in new and existing AAT cleaning equipment designs.
This agreement represents a strategic fit for Florachem, who offers a variety of environmentally responsible solvent alternatives to petroleum distillates, chlorinated solvents and certain ozone depleting halogenated solvents. AAT, a leading supplier of aqueous and solvent cleaning equipment to the global electronics industry, is one of a few manufacturers of cleaning equipment suitable for handling Florachem’s CitraFlor™ terpene-based cleaning agents for electronics defluxing and stencil cleaning. This agreement will apply to process cleaning applications beyond electronics assembly and component manufacture.
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Performance Products is proud to be Solvay Fluorides’ distributor for its Solvokane™ vapor degreasing solvents in North America. Solvay is a global leader in the supply of HFC 365 (Solkane), HFCFC 141b and other fluorinated solvents. The non-ozone depleting Solvokane line has been years in the making and combines Solvay’s proprietary manufacturing and applications technologies. Learn more about Solvay and the Solvokane series.
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Performance Products has also teamed with Austin American Technology Corp (AAT), a leading supplier in process cleaning equipment based in Austin, TX area. AAT develops, manufactures, and supplies a combination of solvent and aqueous cleaning systems for both batch and in-line processes. AAT has long been a pioneer in process cleaning and offers several models appropriate for the CitraFlor products. Learn more about AAT and their equipment.
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Florachem’s cleaning solvents are particularly well-suited for the asphalt, electrical, electronic assembly, and precision metal finishing industries including aerospace, defense and medical device manufacturing. Florachem also provides private label products to suppliers and contract packagers wanting to extend or expand their own product offerings.
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Florachem offers environmentally acceptable solvent-based products for handwipe and vapor degreasing applications. Some of our hand wipe products can also be used in appropriately designed hydrocarbon solvent systems for safe handling.
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Select from the CitraFlor™ terpene-based solvent line to replace IPA and other hazardous handwipe solvents. Chose VaporFlor™ 4.5 nPB Solvent or from the Solvokane™ (HFC 365) line to replace chlorinated solvents, n-propyl bromide, HCFCs, HFEs or other HFCs n vapor degreasing or spot-free drying operations.
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The Florachem Advantage
After nearly 20 years as specialty distributor of pine, citrus by products and aroma chemicals, Florachem purchased a state-of-the-art citrus oil processing plant. This plant came equipped with a high vacuum fractional distillation unit capable a producing millions of pounds of food grade orange terpenes, folded orange oil, and high purity limonene annually. Soon after the purchase, the decision was made to develop, brand and market terpene-based precision cleaning agents using the plant and its distillation capability as the cornerstone.
Our Performance Products manufacturing plant is in Mission, Texas, strategically located near the South Texas and Mexican citrus groves. The Mission plant is also convenient to citrus by-products coming from California, Florida and Brazil. The facility is well equipped to handle large volumes of citrus and pine derivatives with more than 1.5 million pounds of raw material storage and more than 300,000 pounds of finished product storage capacity. The entire operation is situated adjacent to a citrus juice processing plant, with most of the production area certified food grade and Kosher including the vacuum distillation area. We also have another distillation facility in Atlacomulco, Mexico and warehouses situated in Newark (NJ), Chicago, and Jacksonville.
We use only highly refined citrus terpenes in the CitraFlor™ product line to ensure our customers get the lowest odor citrus-based product that is consistent in purity and non-volatile residue. While CitraFlor terpene-based technology is the answer for many cleaning applications, it is not a panacea. Florachem also offers popular halogenated solvents, based on n-Propyl Bromide and Solkane 365, for vapor degreasing applications. Vapor degreasing remains the cleaning process of choice for many who cannot or choose not to use water in their cleaning operations.
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Enviromental regulations, process equipment, and use cost greatly influence the cleaning chemistry ultimately used. Our goal is to help you make informed decisions on process selection that will keep you within budget. If our products are not appropriate for your cleaning application, we will gladly refer you to other reputable cleaning agent suppliers.
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CitraFlor cleaning products are state-of-the-art citrus terpene solvents, made only with high purity orange terpenes. Our proprietary refining process ensures that all CitraFlor products will consistently be the lowest odor and lowest NVR terpene-based products on the market.
VaporFlor Solvents are n-Propyl Bromide (nPB) based products for agressive metal and electronics cleaning in conventional open top vapor degreasers.
AquaFlor cleaning products are water-dilutable, terpene microemulsions. Each product contains some water and can be further diluted depending on the process and performance requirements.
Solvokane line of HFC 365-based solvents have performance properties similar to HCFC 141b. The Solvokane series is non-ozone depleting, non-flammable and fast drying. An excellent choice for customers not wanting or able to use VaporFlor nPB solvents for vapor degreasing.
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Performance Products represents a fresh approach to environmentally responsible solvent cleaning and degreasing. We specialize in low odor, low non-volatile residue (NVR) citrus terpene solvents for hand wipe and hydrocarbon solvent systems and n- propyl bromide (nPB) and Solvokane™ (HFC365) solvents for vapor degreasing processes.
Our low-cost solvent alternatives were developed to improve cleaning performance, operator safety and/or regulatory compliance. Our custom solvents are used to clean precision parts such as circuit assemblies, wire and cable, aerospace parts, and medical devices, where cleanliness is considered critical for reliability. These products are also used extensively as maintenance solvents for cleaning assembly and process equipment, such as stencils, industrial molds and conveyors.