One of the highest traffic areas in the house is the kitchen. As a child's art display area, meeting room, snack area, pet dining room and area of a thousand more uses, your kitchen sees a lot of traffic from people and microbes. It is where dirt joins jelly stains and spilled milk, frequently on the fingers of children, who then touch the refrigerator door.

AgION™ antimicrobial-coated steel, available from AK Coatings, Inc., a subsidiary of AK Steel Corporation, offers something new: fewer microbes on the product, and fewer fingerprints and obvious stains. Antimicrobial-coated steel does more than suppress the growth of bacteria, molds and fungi, it is fingerprint and stain resistant. Available in a clear finish, antimicrobial-coated steel allows you to offer consumers what they demand. Consumer demand for antimicrobial products continues to grow. Now AK Coatings offers a product to help meet consumer demand.

For appliances where microbes present a problem, antimicrobial-coated steel is the answer. On refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, dryers and other appliances, AK Coatings provides the materials to make a difference. Using antimicrobial-coated steel for products requires little or no new manufacturing equipment, little or no retrofitting of existing equipment and few, if any, new operating processes.

AgION: The Inside Story
AgION antimicrobial compound is the world's most advanced inorganic antimicrobial. Its active ingredient is silver, which has been used for centuries as an effective antimicrobial. Silver ions are slowly released from the antimicrobial compound to the surface of the treated steel, inhibiting the growth of a broad array of bacteria, molds and fungi.

Of course, AgION antimicrobial-coated steel is not intended to replace good hygiene. Coated products must still be cleaned to ensure the surfaces will be free of destructive microbes. AgION antimicrobial-coated steel provides an added measure of cleanliness.