Soy Plant-Based Urethane Coatings

Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC), a world leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier world, announces the launch of the floor care industry’s first known sustainable urethane floor coatings that are 50 percent soy plant-based and specifically designed for manufacturing, industrial, and warehousing facilities. Eco-ITS™ coatings are bio-based urethane floor coverings made using a 95 percent plant-based BiOH® polyol supplied under an exclusive agreement with Cargill.    

Tennant’s Eco-ITS, which protects floors and offers a sustainable coating application that improves productivity and minimizes shutdowns, offers:   

• Durability – Similar protection and performance as Tennant’s WearGuard™ technology, which has millions of square feet of coatings applied worldwide 
• Sustainability – An environmentally friendly solution using up to 50 percent plant-based renewable technology 
• Low VOCs – With just 21 g/L VOCs (clear) and 23-46 g/L VOCs (color), can be used even where low VOCs are required by law  
• LEED® Credit Availability – LEED Green Building Certification Program credits for Indoor Environmental Quality (4.2—Low-Emitting Materials, Paints and Coatings) and Materials and Resources (6.0—Rapidly Renewable Materials)  
• Professional Appearance – Available in clear or a variety of colors and in either gloss or satin finish to complement your image and transform your floor   
• Versatility – With combined durability and sustainability, can be used in virtually any type of facility that benefits from floor coatings