Dear Valued Customer, In light of the prime minister's latest announcement yesterday we want to assure you that we are a designated essential service, manufacturing critical products needed for government departments, health care, aged care facilities, food processing and a variety of other services, as well as for … [Read more...]
Covid-19 Business Update
Dear Valued Customer, We appreciate your patience and continued business with us through these uncertain times. Like all of you, we are reacting to the recent government announcements and we are: - Transitioning office-based staff to work from home- Increasing our production team and working longer hours to keep up … [Read more...]
Palm Oil – A Spotlight on Sustainability
Globally, usage of vegetable oils has been steadily increasing over the past 20 years at a rate of approximately 5% a year (according to the USDA World Market Trade Report). This has been directly related to population growth, increased wealth in BRIC countries and increased meat consumption (as a higher amount of animal feed is … [Read more...]
A Sanitiser Prank Gone Wrong
It might have seemed like an innocent prank at first, but it ended in the court as an injury by an unlawful act, with dire consequences for the victim, who barely escaped a tragic end. Otago Daily Times describes the incident that happened in a Dunedin store in July of last year. A salesman popped in for one of his regular … [Read more...]
Decanting Leaves A Worker With A Critical Eye Injury
As reported by WorkSafe, a company in Tauranga has been sentenced with a $219,375 fine, following an incident in January 2017 that left one of their workers with a life changing injury. The incident happened while the worker was decanting a corrosive cleaning product and a piece of tubing flicked him in the eye. The impact of … [Read more...]
Mythbusting The Word On Chemicals
Most of us are quite familiar with the generally negative connotation surrounding the term "chemical cleaning", both in domestic and commercial sectors. Using chemicals to clean inspires debate on the health and safety of end users, and whether or not “all-natural” solutions are better, safer alternatives. Unfortunately, the … [Read more...]
Icebergs and Penguins Abound at CleanNZ 2018!
Chemical Solutions Ltd was proud to be one of the exhibitors at CleanNZ tradeshow again this year, showcasing our core Kemsol brand. Held at ASB Showgrounds in Auckland on May 9th and 10th, this cleaning and hygiene industry event was the perfect platform to network and make new connections with suppliers and customers from all … [Read more...]
An Intern at Chemical Solutions
The International Studies Abroad programme (ISA) has provided college students in the United States and Canada with the opportunity to explore the world, and over the past couple of weeks Chemical Solutions were privileged to host a student from Columbia College, Missouri, to help out with various projects in our R&D … [Read more...]
Question of The Month: Do Hand Sanitisers Expire?
About Sanitiser Expiry Dates This month someone asked us an interesting question about the expiration dates of hand sanitisers: Question: Do they expire and do they require an expiry date on the label? This particular question was asked about our Allchem Hand Sanitiser, but the answer applies to all our other hand … [Read more...]
The Truth About Polybeads
For the past two decades, polybeads (A.K.A microbeads) have been used in a host of household and personal-care products, including various mainstream cosmetics, shampoos, shower gels and cleaners for abrasive and exfoliating purposes. They are tiny balls of plastic and vary in size from between 0.001mm and 1mm - some of which … [Read more...]
