ENVIOMET C265 is an award winning, readily biodegradable chelating agent, which can be used as an effective environmentally friendly replacement for EDTA in formulations. It is an excellent general tranisition metal chelating agent with particular affinity for copper and iron ions, compared to calcium and magnesium. ENVIOMET C265 provides key benefits like being readily biodegradable and stable over a wide pH range. It can be used in wettable powders and water-dispersible granules. ENVIOMET C265 is zero trisodium nitrilotriacetate (NTA) and is selective to transition metals in hard water conditions. It can be used as a potentiaor in biocides and as a chelating agent in conditioning agents and micro-nutrients. ENVIOMET C265 is also approved for use in fertilizers in the EU and suitable for use in toilet care, automatic dishwash, manual dishwash, hard water tolerant and surface care applications without specifying the industry names.