Chemicals

Lustra Professional Car Care Products recently converted six product forumlas to be phosphate-free and added three of them, TheOption EC, Lift-Off and UltraClear, to its environmentally friendly Earth Ready product line. More than 100 products and 80 percent of the Lustra product line are now in the Earth Ready lineup.The other items converted to phosphate-free are Low pH Sensation, LTD-5000 and ...

The Western Carwash Association’s board of directors recently voted to form a standing committee of supplier, distributor and manufacturer members. The committee will consist of nine members and meet three to four times per year via teleconference to discuss issues impacting the carwash industry, officials announced.The purpose of the Suppliers Advisory Committee is to “provide supplier members of the WCA ...

Ken Bucher has been named president of Warsaw Chemical Co. Inc., the company announced. Bucher has been with Warsaw Chemical for 32 years in various sales, marketing and management positions.“This has been a challenging time for us and our nation’s economy as a whole, but we have a great team of people and dedicated distributors,” Bucher said in a released ...

Mark VII of New England has been named a distributor for Lustra Professional Car Care Products in the Northeast region, Cleaning Systems Inc. announced. Mark VII of New England is a distribution arm of Mark VII Equipment and provides complete carwash chemical sales, service and equipment programs to all segments of the professional carwash industry. The company operates warehouse facilities in ...

Sonny’s Enterprises has teamed with Dosatron International, a provider of water-driven, proportional chemical injectors, to offer carwash operators a 10 percent discount on all Dosatron chemical dispensers and replacement parts until Feb. 28. The company's chemical dispensers are designed for presoak chemicals, engine and tire cleaners, bug and tar removers, waxes, drying agents and foaming brush cleaners. “When we first ...