Airfield & Winter Services

June, 2011

Clearway Airport De-icers

Kemira is the sole manufacturer and marketer of the Clearway branded range of products. Clearway is acknowledged as a market leader in airport de-icers, and the product range has been developed to include both acetate and formate-based liquids, along with a complementary solid product range.

Clearway products are used for anti-icing and de-icing applications. Anti-icing is a preventative strategy, while de-icing is a reactive strategy for ice control. Anti-icing is carried out to prevent the formation of an ice sheet, and de-icing operations are intended to break the bindings of already bonded snow and ice.

The most important objectives of de-icing and anti-icing operations are:

To clear airport runways of snow and ice, and to prevent the bonding of ice on runways, taxiways and aprons;
To improve safety and traffic flows at airports; and
To help transport equipment and emergency vehicles to run more smoothly.

Clearway de-icing chemicals are effective, biodegradable and environmentally friendly, and safe and easy to use.

Clearway airport de-icers are classified WGK1, both for their excellent biodegradability and because of their low aquatic toxicity, meaning that they are not generally water endangering.