Flame retardants in our environment

Flame retardant-protected products in daily use

The increasing use of plastics in application areas that have special demands for flame protection provides a wide arena for their use. The smallest spark (cigarette, match, candle) can cause a fire in minutes. A sofa can go up in flames in just 5 minutes. The poisonous fumes and the heat in the room are life threatening. We can find flame-protected products in the most varied of areas:

  • Buildings (insulation material, water pipes, facade facings)
  • Upholstered furniture
  • Electronics (monitor housings, cables, plugs, fuse boxes, circuit boards)
  • Automotive (seats, roof liners, sun shades)
  • Airplanes/trains (seats, textiles/carpets, interior cladding, drive heads)

11.03.2010Biopolymers: Polylactic acid and flame retardancy
Biopolymers have gained much attention, because they are based on "ren... more...

04.02.2010Processing and Upscaling of Fire-Resistant Nano-Filled Thermosetting Polyester Resin
In the frame of the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme F... more...

07.01.2010Decabromodiphenyl Ether Phase-out Initiative announced in the USA
On_December 17, 2009, the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA issue... more...

03.12.2009New fire safety activities for buses
Following the bus fire catastrophe near Hannover, Germany, with 20 dea... more...

12.11.2009iNEMI Symposium reinforces strong environmental
On 27 and 28 October 2009, iNEMI [link to www.inemi.org] together with... more...

10.11.2009NIST workshop on flame retardants and fire fighters' health
On 30 September 2009, the United States National Institute of Standard... more...