Chicago, Ill. (July 6, 2010) — AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry has introduced a concentrated liquid surfactant product that provides an environmentally friendly yet equally effective cleaning alternative to heavy-duty degreasers containing high-VOC petrochemical solvents. Readily biodegradable Berol® HD mixes easily with builders and water to form highly efficient, aqueous degreasing formulations for heavy-duty, low-VOC cleaning performance.

Berol® HD cleaner was formally introduced by AkzoNobel at the 2010 American Oil Chemists Society’s Annual Meeting & Expo, held in Phoenix, Arizona (May 16-19).

Berol® HD cleaner removes tar and bugs from automobiles as efficiently as a high-VOC petrochemical solvent. It is especially effective at removing greasy soils as challenging as asphalt film, leaving a “squeaky clean” surface devoid of the oily residue typically left by petrochemical solvents.For more information about the low-VOC, heavy-duty cleaning power made possible with Berol® HD, please contact Linda Terwilliger at Linda.Terwilliger@akzonobel.com. For samples or assistance, please contact your local AkzoNobel sales representative or the Akzo Nobel Customer Service Department at: AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry LLC, 525 W. Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60607-3823; or phone: (800) 906-9977. Or visit: www.surfactants.akzonobel.com.