A collaborative project in Europe is developing nanotechnology-based fire retardant additives it hopes to replace conventional non-halogenated additives at much lower addition levels. Phoenix has been ...

The building and construction and automotive sectors, among other industries, increasingly use polymers in addition to so-called traditional materials, such as metal and metal by-products, and organic ...

Atlanta — Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) has strengthened its position in the fire retardant additives market with the acquisition of Magnifin Magnesiaprodukte GmbH & Co. KG, formely a 50/50 joint ...

Inspired by a naturally occurring material found in marine mussels, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a new flame retardant to replace commercial additives that are often ...

CLINTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As regulators tighten the screws on the use of halogenated flame retardants for health and safety reasons, flexible film producers and other users are increasingly ...

CASPER, Wyo.—Tolsa S.A. will highlight new technical developments for the Adins flame retardant additives at NPE2018, May 7-11 at the Orlando County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Adins' range of ...

CLEVELAND—Huber Engineered Materials is expanding to increase its capacity for fire retardant additives. The firm will invest an undisclosed amount to add fine precipitated hydrate capacity at its ...

Trinseo (Trinseo, or the “Company”), a specialty material solutions provider, today announces its new offering of flame-retardant EMERGE ™ PC 8600PV and 8600PR resins, as well as EMERGE ™ PC/ABS ...

Tosaf has developed a new halogen-free flame-retardant additive (HFFR) — FR9185PE — for crosslinked and non-crosslinked polyethylene foam. Even at low concentrations, it helps prevent the spread and ...

Eco-friendly polycarbonate material that exhibits properties and transparency of general-purpose polycarbonate; Rated the highest V-0 on UL vertical burning test Developed based on Si-PC that is ...

House fires are many people’s worst nightmare. But chemicals created decades ago to protect people’s homes from out of control flames opened our front doors to a new menace: toxic chemicals. Ones that ...