Integrity Biochem Expands Distribution Agreement with Quadra to the Cleaning Industry
Quadra is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Integrity BioChem (IBC), a leading manufacturer of specialty polymers. This new distribution agreement focuses on TegraSurf, a groundbreaking line of renewable, water-based bio-based surfactants designed for a variety of industrial applications, including energy, mining, agriculture, and water treatment. Built with sustainable vegetative materials, this first-of-its-kind technology improves the carbon footprint of production without compromising product performance.
Developed alongside EdenSurf, IBC’s bio-based surfactant for the personal care industry, TegraSurf marks an expansion of IBC’s offerings. After signing a distribution agreement for EdenSurf in 2023, IBC has now extended its collaboration with Quadra into the household, industrial, and institutional (HI&I) sectors with the TegraSurf line. This expansion reflects the growing customer demand for sustainable solutions, positioning IBC at the forefront of innovation in renewable technologies.
Key features of TegraSurf:
- Sustainable Performance: Functions comparably to traditional surfactants while offering the environmental benefits of a bio-based product. Its compatibility allows for the removal of harmful substances and can be blended with other surfactants to meet sustainable and environmental regulations.
- Effectiveness: Enables formulators to eliminate various problematic ingredients without compromising effectiveness. Their novel molecule can uniquely enhance many traditional surfactants.
- Regulatory Compliance: The bio-based surfactant line adheres to all current regulations concerning 1,4-Dioxane levels and are certified USDA BioPreferred.
- Cost-Effective: Performs as effectively as synthetic surfactants, with faster production times and larger volumes at lower costs compared to other bio-based options.
- RCI Metrics: The product boasts a Renewable Carbon Index (RCI) of 60-100%, indicating a high percentage of carbon derived from renewable sources.
- Versatility: TegraSurf’s tunable hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) ranges from 9 to 19, making it suitable for a broad array of applications—a feature not commonly found in bio-based surfactants.
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Integrity BioChem is committed to renewable and sustainable practices and to developing products that increase performance and improve project economics. IBC specializes in high-performing bio-based surfactants and related chemistries for use across a wide range of end-use markets. Its environmentally friendly chemistries give customers choices to become more sustainable without sacrificing performance. Combining novel chemistry with its new state-of-the-art production site in Cresson, TX, IBC has a clear competitive advantage in a growing world of sustainable chemistries. Integrity Biochem won the Seal Sustainability Award for its work developing TegraSurf, and has also been awarded the Hart Energy ESG Award.
