High-Tech Vinyl Flooring Colorex® by Forbo meets the cleanliness requirements of Class 2

In cleanroom environments of the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, or microelectronics, even the finest airborne particles can cause contamination. The consequences are yield losses due to contamination and pre-damage. GMP regulations and ISO standards require strict control of cleanroom conditions. Permanent results must be demonstrated, which are regularly checked by authorized organizations. The optimized formulation and the highly dense material make the conductive flooring solution Colorex® suitable for use in cleanrooms. Because the flooring meets, among other things, the highest requirements for particle emission behavior and contributes to reducing contamination by molecular airborne particles. Even more: Colorex® EC has been classified as suitable for cleanrooms, Class 2, by the Fraunhofer Institute IPA, Germany, after comprehensive investigations.

With an optimized formulation, Colorex® EC from Forbo no longer just meets the requirements for the previous classification in Class 4, but all criteria and specifications of cleanroom Class 2. Designers and users thus benefit from a high-tech vinyl floor that offers safety and certified quality to more than adequately meet the demanding environment of a cleanroom.

In addition to improved cleanroom suitability, Colorex® EC has also been confirmed for:

• Particle emission testing under tribological load and cleanroom suitability (ISO 14644-1)
• Outgassing behavior according to TD-GS/MC procedure (ISO 14644-8)
• Microorganism adhesion (according to Fraunhofer procedure)
• Microbial metabolic activity (ISO 846)
• Chemical resistance (ISO 2812-1)
• Cleanability (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure guideline 2083 Part 4)
• GMP classification according to EU-GMP guideline, Class A