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)

02.02.2012ISO fire-related activities
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's la... more...

05.01.2012National and international fire statistics
Most of the industrialized countries publish fire statistics, which ar... more...

08.12.2011The Fire Resistance in Plastics 2011 Conference
The Fire Resistance in Plastics 2011 Conference took place in Cologne,... more...

10.11.2011EU regulation for cigarettes with lower ignition propensity
Born in a hearing of the European Parliament of February 2007, the ide... more...

06.10.2011The 2010 fire catastrophe in Russia and its consequences
In a news release of wetter.t-online.de[i] of August 21st, 2011, Russi... more...

01.09.2011New version of the IMO Fire Test Procedures Code will become effective in July 2012
The International Maritime Organization IMO has developed fire safety ... more...