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VIKMANSHYTTAN, Sweden, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CTEK Sweden AB, a leading global brand in battery management solutions, has today announced the European launch of the CS FREE, an exciting new portable battery charger and maintainer with revolutionary Adaptive Boost technology, that will safely give a flat vehicle battery the power it needs to get going within 15 minutes. This exciting new product is now available to purchase across Europe.

The CS FREE means you are free from being tied to a power outlet, it is truly portable, so you can keep your 12V lead-acid and lithium* batteries charged and maintained, even if you don’t have access to mains power. For longer-term maintenance charging you can use the supplied PD Adaptor to charge from mains power or charge using power from a solar panel kit or a separate service battery. And with USB-C and USB-A outputs for charging laptops, smartphones, tablets etc it’s the ultimate 12V powerbank for your vehicle!

The CS FREE has an internal battery that takes less than an hour to fully charge through the unit’s fast USB-C input and, when fully charged, it will hold its charge for up to a year, making it ideal for keeping stored in the vehicle for when you need it.

Stefan Magnusson, Sales Director Aftermarket from CTEK said «We are really excited to be launching the CS FREE, the first in a new generation of CTEK battery chargers. Our Voice of the Customer programme identified that consumers wanted much more freedom from mains power as well as being able to quickly get going from a flat battery. The CS FREE meets these needs – it’s multifunctional portable charging that sets you free – simply charge it up, take it with you and use it anywhere.»

Suitable for use on cars, motorcycles, leisure vehicles, vans, and boats, the CS FREE is easy to use, there are no modes to select – just connect and the CS FREE will do the rest. If you are charging a flat battery, a simple LED displays show you when your battery has enough power to start your vehicle and there is also a countdown display that shows you how long there is left till your battery is fully charged.

Key features:

• Compatible with all 12V lead-acid and lithium vehicle batteries.
• Adaptive Boost: a revolutionary new technology developed by CTEK. The CS FREE carefully works out the best way to safely give any 12V lead acid or lithium battery the right amount of power so you can charge your vehicle battery quickly. It gets your vehicle started from a flat battery within 15 minutes without the need to connect to a power outlet and a simple LED displays show you when your battery has enough power to start your vehicle. Unlike most boosters or jump starters, the CS FREE is sensitive to the state of the battery and only gives it the charge it needs to get you started – so it’s completely safe for the vehicle electronics.
• Charge anywhere: CTEK has also launched some handy accessories to enable 5A maintenance charging via solar panel or a 12V service battery.
  – USB-C charge cable clamps – attach the USB-C charge clamps to a separate 12V service battery, for battery charging and maintenance, without needing to connect to a power outlet. 
  – Solar Panel Kit – the CTEK Solar Panel pairs perfectly with the CS FREE, so you can charge your battery via a solar panel and use it wherever you are. Fold it, transport it, and connect it in seconds, this intelligent and responsive solar panel kit delivers reliable solar power whenever you need it.
• The CS FREE has an internal battery that takes less than an hour to fully charge through the unit’s fast USB-C input and, when fully charged, it will hold its charge for up to a year, making it ideal to store it in the vehicle for when you need it.
• Storage options: store and transport the CS FREE using a tough and robust storage bag or wall mount the CS FREE using the CS Wall Mount – both available to purchase separately.
• Charge your tech: USB-C and USB-A outputs for charging laptops, smartphones, tablets, watches and cameras, even when the CS FREE is not connected to a power outlet.
• New look: features a sleek new ergonomic design with a tough and durable case.
• The CS FREE comes with a 2-year warranty

Stefan Magnusson continued «The CS FREE is a groundbreaking new product that provides the ultimate flexibility for quickly and safely charging your vehicle battery. With many people’s driving habits changing so drastically – cars being driven less frequently and in many cases on shorter journeys – our vehicle batteries are working harder than ever before, putting us at heightened risk of a flat battery. For many of us, we don’t have the ability to connect a battery charger to mains power – perhaps because we live in an apartment block or because we store a seasonal vehicle in a storage facility or driveway. The CS FREE not only gives you the freedom to charge anywhere, it gives you peace of mind that you won’t be left stranded with a flat battery.»

The CS FREE is now available in stores across Europe and will be launching in Australia (Q2 2021) & North America (Q3 2021)  later on this year.

Click here for more information about the CS FREE

*12V lithium (LiFePO4)

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New food storage containers and hydration bottles will contain 50% certified recycled content.

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — In line with its eco-friendly principles, Italian-based Snips has partnered with Eastman to launch a line of water bottles and food storage containers made with Eastman Tritan^™ Renew copolyester, a durable, BPA-free material that contains 50% ISCC-certified recycled content* made possible through innovative molecular recycling.

Snips sustainable water bottles and food storage containers are available today and support the company’s eco-friendly initiatives. «Sustainability is at the core of our business,» says Snips owner Raffaele Piacenza. «Reusable housewares are a practical way to eliminate single-use plastic waste. We need to start thinking about new solutions to enjoy the advantages that plastic offers while reducing waste. Eastman shares our commitment to sustainability and recycling. Now and in the future, Snips will be a steadfast participant in the circular economy.»

Tritan Renew is made through Eastman’s Advanced Circular Recycling — also known as molecular recycling — which breaks down plastic waste into fundamental building blocks to be used again in manufacturing processes. By replacing traditional fossil feedstocks with recycled content, the company is helping to divert plastic waste from landfills, incinerators and our oceans. The process also produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than manufacturing with fossil feedstocks.

Unlike those made from mechanically recycled plastic, products made with Tritan Renew present no trade-offs in quality, providing the performance consumers demand. That’s because Tritan Renew is chemically identical to legacy Eastman Tritan™ copolyester, the industry standard for clarity, shatter resistance and dishwasher durability.

The new 4 Recycle line of Snips water bottles and plastic storage containers represents the first adoption of Tritan Renew in the EMEA market. «We’re excited to help Snips augment its eco-friendly lineup,» says Eastman Market Development Manager Arnold van den Berg. «We believe Tritan Renew, as a way of reducing plastic waste, will resonate with their customers. These durable bottles and containers represent every ‘R’ in the eco-conscience mantra we embrace at Eastman: reduce, reuse, recycle. We look forward to a long and collaborative relationship. In fact, to expand the availability of our Renew products, we’re building a new plastic-to-plastic molecular recycling facility in Kingsport, Tennessee. This will be one of the largest in the world, converting more than 100,000 metric tons of plastic waste to make new sustainable materials.»

Brands can learn more about how Tritan Renew can help meet their sustainability goals by visiting eastman.com/tritanrenew. For more information on molecular recycling and the circular economy, visit eastman.eco.

*Via its Advanced Circular Recycling technologies, Eastman produces circular products that are certified by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) by mass balance allocation. ISCC is a third-party global certification system that addresses sustainability requirements for all feedstocks and markets. Mass balance accounting tracks recycled content used in complex manufacturing systems. When plastic waste is broken down, the building-block molecules are placed in a virtual inventory of the amount of sustainable content generated. To produce products that carry certified recycled content, a withdrawal is made from the credit bank to account for the recycled building blocks.

About Eastman
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company, Eastman employs approximately 14,500 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2020 revenues of approximately $8.5 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.

About Snips S.r.l.
One of the guiding principles of the company is that introducing a small improvement as a daily event becomes an advantage that multiplies over time, improving people’s lives. The constant attention to refined design, the trend towards durable, highly functional products, leads to the continuous search for new materials and new processes. Snips dreams, designs and manufactures its products in Italy to obtain the highest quality in every aspect of the product at every stage of production: creativity, innovation, technology, aesthetic value — 100% made in Italy. All production, assembly and packaging is carried out in Italy. Each shipment leaves from the Ossago Lodigiano plant to minimize the handling of goods, ensuring a lower environmental impact along the entire supply chain.

The production plants use low energy consumption systems. Each processing and shipment is supervised by the Quality Department. Headquartered in Ossago Lodigiano, Italy. For more information, visit www.snips.it.

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Jacob Teetzmann
Tombras
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jteetzmann@tombras.com

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New Service Allows Tracking of Viral Variants and Vaccine Resistance with A Single Sample

IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Zymo Research announced today the launch of its Environ™ COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Service. This service facilitates daily community-wide monitoring of COVID-19 cases and variants from a single wastewater sample. Daily case estimates and detected SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern are provided via a secure digital report.

The Environ™ COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Service uses daily wastewater samples to provide institutions with the means to monitor COVID-19 variants and case levels. Participants will be provided with sample collection devices, enabling daily wastewater sample submission, and materials for secure, pre-paid overnight shipping. Within 24 hours of each sample submission, users will receive an electronic report containing their trend and case estimate analysis. Data pertaining to SARS-CoV-2 variants will be processed weekly. Case estimates are provided as well as daily concentration trends and the detection of variant strains of concern, relating to those found in Brazil, the UK, and South Africa. A Zymo Research Environ™ wastewater scientist guides every step of the process, from sample collection to interpretation of results.

«COVID-19 variants pose a significant risk to vaccination strategies making fast, reliable SARS-CoV-2 variant surveillance at scale more critical than ever before,» said Michael Lisek, Project Manager, Environmental Microbiomics at Zymo Research. «We are grateful for the opportunity to help universities, public health agencies, and communities with limited testing resources monitor COVID-19 cases and variants at scale in a way that has not been possible before.»

Institutions of higher education, schools with on-campus housing, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and hospitals are ideal candidates for wastewater testing due to the need for focused monitoring of populations at higher risk for COVID-19. By sampling in wastewater from group-living situations, organizations can quickly identify COVID-19 outbreaks up to a week before symptomatic cases appear with the Environ^™ COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Service. The data from the service may be used to guide health strategies for public and private institutions.

As vaccine rollouts continue, the Environ™ COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Service will serve a critical role in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic by providing insight into case levels and variants present in communities. For more information and pricing visit Zymo Research’s website or contact them via email at environservices@zymoresearch.com.

About Zymo Research Corp.
Zymo Research is a privately owned company that has been serving the scientific and diagnostics community with state-of-the-art molecular biology tools since 1994. «The Beauty of Science is to Make Things Simple» is their motto, which is reflected in all of their products, from epigenetics to DNA/RNA purification technologies. Historically recognized as the leader in epigenetics, Zymo Research is breaking boundaries with novel solutions for sample collection, microbiomic measurements, diagnostic devices, and NGS technologies that are high quality and simple to use. Follow Zymo Research on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

For more information about Zymo Research’s COVID-19 products, check out the following links:

• Zymo Research Releases Free Software to Streamline COVID-19 Test Reporting
• Zymo Research Obtains CE IVD Mark for its Quick SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex Kit
• Zymo Research Obtains Emergency Use Authorization from FDA for Their Quick SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR Kit
• Zymo Research Receives CE IVD Mark for its Quick-DNA/RNA^™ Viral MagBead Kit
• Zymo Research Launches COVID-19 Sequencing Service for the Detection and Surveillance of Emerging SARS-CoV- Variants

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