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Cleantechnology is generally defined as a product or service that improve operational performance, productivity or efficiency while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste or pollution. According to the Cleantech Venture Network, venture capital investment in cleantech increased to $1.6 billion in 2005, representing a 35% increase over 2004. There have been 8 consecutive quarters of increasing venture investment resulting in cleantech now being the third largest investment category behind biotechnology and software. With several states recently establishing cleantech initiatives and the private sector clamoring for clean technologies, total investment has reached $1.4 billion in the first half of 2006 alone.

All of Ecology’s coatings are solvent-free – a decidedly clean process. Our coatings cure within 3 to 10 seconds after application without the use of heat. This will forever change the manufacturing dynamic in four ways. First, UV curing eliminates the bottleneck effect and makes disassembly unnecessary, drastically increasing the speed with which coated products are produced. Second, the use of UV curing obviates the need for thermal heating equipment and/or drying space, allowing manufacturers to use 80% less floor space. Similarly, third, the elimination of thermal heating from the manufacturing process saves on the ever increasing cost of natural cost – an energy cost savings of 75%. Finally, the use of a 100% Solids results in no harmful emissions in application.

But the advantages of liquid nanotechnology go further. Ecology’s products provide superior performance over conventional coatings. Ecology’s 100% Solids are completely efficient and result in no wasted product: if a manufacturer needs 1mil dry film thickness he will only apply and cure 1 mil of coating. The products can also be reclaimed and reused. Furthermore, Ecology’s products do not promote corrosion or flash rusting, yet provide superior scratch or chemical resistance with full pigmentation and high optical clarity.