SA Affordable Housing May - June 2019 // Issue: 76 | Page 10

NEWS
Revolutionary anti-bacterial
sheets create clean public spaces
The growing need to comply with sanitation standards and
stricter safety regulations have resulted in construction
professionals and maintenance managers exploring new ways
to enhance public health and safety.
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ABIC is helping customers
meet these challenges
with the introduction of
new Lexan Cliniwall sheets for
clean room surfaces and interior
wall cladding applications.
The Cliniwall portfolio
features opaque, low-gloss PC /
ABS blend, solid sheets that
deliver high strength and stain
resistance to blood, iodine,
rubber gasket marks and other
common stains in, among
others, public facilities.
Cliniwall’s portfolio is
virtually unbreakable, extremely
resistant to abrasion and offers
excellent chemical resistance to
most of the cleaning agents
including disinfectants and
Isopropanol (rubbing alcohol).
When compared to high-
pressure laminates, ceramics
and steel, the sheets can
significantly lower maintenance
costs to provide long-term
budget savings. The material is
also very easy to install (even in
existing buildings), to form and
transport because it is a
light-weight product.
The sheets comply with the
Restriction of Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) directive due
to its non-chlorinated and
non-brominated flame retardant
technology and meets current
European EN 13501-1
regulation requirements of the
most stringent fire and smoke
standards; it has obtained the
best rating for a thermoplastic
material. When installed
correctly, the sheets have a
10-year written limited
warranty.
The highly resistant sheet-system is a solution that can be used to control health issues
in public spaces.
APPLICATIONS FOR LEXAN CLINIWALL SHEETS
• Interior wall cladding of healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics, sterile
rooms and laboratories.
• Industrial facilities such as clean rooms, industrial kitchens, refrigeration
rooms and storage areas.
• Public facilities such as schools, kindergartens, restrooms, airports, bus stops,
train stations, sport centres or any other surrounds where there is a need to
reduce the potential transference of pathogens.
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