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Backers,
We have great news! We have received the entire batch of Copper Corners and Halo Handles. Today we started fulfilling and shipping orders to our first backers.
You will receive a shipping notification when yours has been shipped.
Thank you for all of your patience.
Hello Backers,
The first batch of Polished Copper Corners has been complete and is in transit to our facility! Check out the images below. Our manufacturing partners are working on the rest of the batches and should be shipping them out to us within weeks. We will start shipping out orders to backers as soon as we recieve the batches. This could be as early as next week. Stay tuned!
We sincerely appreciate your patience as we worked through solving manufacturing issues and getting this made through the pandemic, which also posed a significant challenge as many of our factories had to shutdown for a period of time and shipments were delayed.
Thankfully, we are on track and will start shipping orders in the next few weeks!
Sincerely,
Copper Corner Team
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Hello Everyone,
Quick reminder, please take a min to complete the survey before 11:59pm EST today if you haven't already. We will be locking in the orders tomorrow morning. (Remember the survey is to get your shipping address and your desired finishes.) If you have lost the email with the survey, please contact us at [email protected] and we will re-send the link.
Additionally Copper has a new standing with the EPA. (read the news release below)
Thank you again for all of your support.
Have a great rest of your day,
The Copper Corner Team
CONTACT: [email protected]
EPA Registers Copper Surfaces for Residual Use Against Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (February 10,2021) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that certain copper alloys provide long-term effectiveness against viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. As a result of EPA’s approval, products containing these copper alloys can now be sold and distributed with claims that they kill certain viruses that come into contact with them. This is the first product with residual claims against viruses to be registered for use nationwide. Testing to demonstrate this effectiveness was conducted on harder-to-kill viruses.
“Providing Americans with new tools and information to fight the virus that causes COVID-19 is one of EPA’s top priorities,” said Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff. “Today’s action marks another step forward in EPA’s efforts to listen to the science and provide effective tools to help protect human health.”
In today’s action, EPA is granting an amended registration to the Copper Development Association for an emerging viral pathogen claim to be added to the label of Antimicrobial Copper Alloys- Group 1 (EPA Reg. No. 82012-1), which is made of at least 95.6 percent copper. Amended registrations allow previously registered products to make label changes (e.g., changes to product claims, precautions and/or use directions) and/or formulation changes. In this case, the amended registration is adding virus claims to the product registration.
New efficacy testing supported by the Copper Development Association and conducted according to EPA’s protocols demonstrated certain high-percentage copper alloy products can continuously kill viruses that come into contact with them. Based on testing against harder-to-kill viruses, EPA expects these products to eliminate 99.9 percent of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, within two hours.
Antimicrobial copper alloys can be manufactured into a wide range of surfaces, including doorknobs and handrails. These high-percentage copper alloy products will be added to the List N Appendix, the Agency’s list of residual antiviral products that can be used to supplement routine cleaning and disinfection to combat SARS-CoV-2. To find products for routine cleaning and disinfection, see EPA’s List N.
The use of antimicrobial copper alloy products supplements but does not replace standard infection control practices. Individuals should continue to follow Centers for Disease Control (CDC), state, and local public health guidelines, including critical precautions like mask wearing, social distancing, and ventilation. According to the CDC, COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person to person.
For more information on how copper alloy products can be used against viruses, see EPA’s website or the product’s label in the Pesticide Product and Label System.
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