VENTURA, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Catalytic Solutions, Inc. (AIM: CTS.L and CTSU.L), the company behind Mixed Phase Catalyst (MPC(R)) technology, is pleased to announce that its Heavy-Duty Diesel Systems business has received verification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its innovative ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) emissions reduction product, increasing its leading share of EPA verified engine retrofit devices to 42%.
Catalytic Solutions' ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) earned verification from the EPA for successfully reducing harmful emissions of particulate matter by 90%, carbon monoxide by 75% and hydrocarbons by 85% for the retrofit of 1994 through 2006 model year non-exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) heavy-duty diesel engines. In addition, the ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) for EGR heavy-duty diesel engines earned a conditional verification, satisfying EPA's verified device funding requirements for the purposes of sales for eligible retrofits. The Company expects to receive full verification by providing the EPA with testing plans, completing a standard test program by March 2010 and supplying any additional requirements as requested. The ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) is the first and only hybrid diesel particulate filter (DPF) system employing both passive and active regeneration that has been verified by both the EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) for a wide variety of heavy-duty diesel on-road engines.
ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) combines a passive ECS Purifilter(TM) and the active regeneration components of an ECS Combifilter(TM) which result in a hybrid diesel particulate filter which has no minimum exhaust temperature requirement and is easily maintained through active regeneration by periodically plugging the system into a 240V single-phase or 480V three-phase regeneration control panel that may be shared between several vehicles. This approach greatly reduces the maintenance requirements when compared to traditional passive DPF solutions.
The ECS Purifilter Plus(TM) is ideal for a wide variety of small and large fleet operators such as school, shuttle and urban buses, municipal and utility vehicles, refuse trucks and urban delivery vehicles.
Ian MacDonald, Vice President of Catalytic Solutions, Inc.'s Heavy-Duty Diesel Systems business, commented:
"The verification given by the EPA reinforces the credibility of Catalytic Solutions' ECS brand name. It underscores our commitment to the development of products that offer superior performance and ease of use."
Charles F. Call, Chief Executive Officer of Catalytic Solutions, Inc. added:
"We are pleased with the addition of this product to our already leading range of retrofit products which have received EPA and CARB verification. As the number of retrofit product verifications we receive increases, so does our target market. Reducing harmful emissions created by diesel engines is a critical priority, as evidenced by the recently approved stimulus funding of $300 million under the EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program being made available to heavy-duty diesel on-road vehicle and off-road equipment owners to retrofit their engines to reduce diesel emissions."
About Catalytic Solutions, Inc.
We are a global manufacturer and distributor of emissions control systems and products, focused in the heavy-duty diesel (HDD), energy systems and light-duty vehicle (LDV) markets. Catalytic Solutions' emissions control systems and products are designed to deliver high value to our customers while benefiting the global environment through air quality improvement, sustainability and energy efficiency. Catalytic Solutions, Inc. is listed on AIM of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: CTS.L and CTSU.L) and currently has operations in the USA, Canada, France, Japan, Sweden and an Asian joint venture. The Company's website is www.catalyticsolutions.com.