Panels Help Control Contamination that Harms Research and Food Production

ST. PETERS, MO, July 1, 2005 — Arcoplast, Inc., of St. Peters, MO, announced today immediate availability of its new composite, modular, non-combustible cement core panels.

For the first time, architects and design professionals can design clean rooms and contamination controlled environments using modular composite panels with non-combustible cement cores for increased fire safety.

These new panels provide a monolithic and seamless finish with features that are crucial in contamination controlled environments. They are pick proof, color fast, and chemical resistant.

The panels are designed for applications where building codes or other specifications rule out wood, foam, or fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) core panels. The panels have received MEA approval from the City of New York. They are installed with Arcoplast’s newly engineered joining system and Arcoplast finishing compound.

Arcoplast modular panels are 4’-0” wide and are available in custom lengths up to 20’-0” and come in a range of thicknesses. The new panels yield substantial savings in handling and freight costs.

All Arcoplast panels are specifically designed for use on walls and ceilings of clean room environments, with a high-gloss, extremely smooth surface that supports contamination-control regimens. Arcoplast panels are available as ceiling tiles, large panels, and closed-edge modular panels. They can be used in both new and old buildings.

Arcoplast, Inc., was founded in 1985 to provide the building industry with specialized clean room building materials. Arcoplast manufactures and sells high-gloss, extremely smooth composite wall and ceiling panels, installation systems, and accessories for clean rooms and contamination-controlled environments.