Category: Flame Retardant

HBCD flame retardants giving way to more environmentally-friendly polymeric options

Monday, 16 May 2016 by
We attended the Fire Retardants in Plastics 2016 conference and saw several interesting technical talks pertaining to flame retardants. One talk focused on how more environmentally-friendly polymeric flame retardants are replacing HBCD flame retardant. This is a timely topic as North American insulation manufacturers are moving away from HBCD in polystyrene foam insulation applications. Please
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Customer collaboration crucial in flame retardant development

Monday, 12 October 2015 by
At PMC Polymer Products, custom formulation is our specialty. Our expertise and laboratory equipment are second to none. When formulating additives into plastics, however, it is not always possible to obtain all of the desired physical properties. In such instances, it is occasionally necessary to determine whether certain trade-offs can be made regarding the properties. The earlier in
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Masterbatches can be high-performance and environmentally friendly

Tuesday, 06 October 2015 by
Because flame retardants are used in a variety of plastic applications to improve fire safety, PMC Polymer Products works closely with a wide variety of manufacturers to evaluate and recommend environmentally friendly alternatives to outdated flame-retardant solutions. Our scientists understand the changing regulatory environment. Good product stewardship means that manufacturers need to consider the environmental
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More burning questions on flame retardant formulation

Monday, 05 May 2014 by
At PMC Polymer Products, we actively pursue the development of flame retardant (FR) compounds and highly loaded FR concentrates for many resin systems. We do this in concert with our customers and raw materials suppliers – our Product Development Teams are constantly involved in hands-on working relationships, working together to create and deploy unique, customer-specific
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