Engineered Floors Promotes Healthier Spaces with PureColor PET

Dalton, Ga. -- Engineered Floors is promoting the use of fewer chemicals in soft surfaces with the manufacturing of its PureColor PET products.

Engineered Floors does not use fluorocarbons on its PureColor solution-dyed polyester products. Fluorocarbons, also referred to as perfluorocarbons or PFCs, are man-made chemicals, manufactured by combining the chemical fluorine and carbon, making the C-F bond. This bond is very strong, and subsequently, PFCs are bio-accumulative and do not break down rapidly in nature, which causes long term negative impacts on the environment. PFCs are applied topically during manufacturing to help provide soil and stain release. Commonly known as the “waxy” coat on top of carpet, PFCs are what causes the “lotus effect” when a liquid is poured onto carpet that has been treated with a non-natural chemical.