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Published by: BCC Research
Published: Jun. 1, 2004 - 298 Pages
Table of Contents
Introduction
Bcc On-Line Services
Internet
Adhesives
Right Mix Achieves Safety, Stickiness
Retardant Tapes Have Many Uses
Automotives
First All-Plastic Oil Module
First Truck Sump From Thermoplastic
Conference Reports
Bcc Meeting Draws From Four Continents
Swedish Meetings Focus On Bromine Retardants
Flame Retardants Workshop
Flame Retardants Workshop (Continued)
Firesel 2003
Event Studies Nanos, Auto Applications
Scientists Review World Dioxin Threat
Scientists Review World Dioxin Threat (Continued)
Pbde Levels High In Indiana Women
Texans Do First U.S. Breast Milk Study
Texans Do First U.S. Breast Milk Study (Continued)
Construction
Sanding Dust Makes Panels Retardant
Jury Calls For Retardant Shingles
Paper Turned Into Resistant Insulation
Eps Foam Used For Public Housing
Phosphate Treatment Protects Wood
Tragedies Turn Attention To Firewalls
Tragedies Turn Attention To Firewalls (Continued)
Engineered Wood Honored For Innovation
Underlayment Provides Fire, Water Barrier
Ge Makes Sheet For European Market
Treated Wood Passes All Smoke Tests
Treated Wood Passes All Smoke Tests (Continued)
Fire Suppression/Safety
10 Million Gallons Of Phos-Chek Used
Epa Approves Halon Alternatives
Astaris Develops Cold Weather Foam
Fire-Safe Health Care Mattresses Required
Microbiological Foam For Oil Fires Improved
Firefighters Prepare For Iraqi Well Fires
Extinguishment Made For Solvent Fires
Retardant's Color Set At Time Of Use
Retardant's Color Set At Time Of Use (Continued)
Work Continues On Foam Standards
Ansul Offers New Halon Alternative
Phos-Chek Foam Faster Than Water
Halon Alternative Based On Ketones
Halon Alternative Based On Ketones
2002 Fire Deaths Lowest Recorded
Astaris Composition Reduces Corrosivity
Astaris Composition Reduces Corrosivity
Forestry Workers Sue Forest Service
Nasa Develops Halon Alternative
Rhode Island Adopts Strict Fire Laws
Extension Of Halon Deadline Refused
Water Mist Systems Effective, Economical
Water Mist Systems Effective, Economical (Continued)
Water Mist Systems Effective, Economical (Continued)
Foams
Rigid Foam Uses Alkylphosphonic Acid
Basf Heat-Resistant Foam Gets First Use
Pur Foam Developed For Auto Applications
Polyfil Touts Line Of Plastic Additives
Halogenated Chemicals
Two Retardants Listed As Likely Carcinogens
Strict Steps Enacted On Bromine Retardants
Strict Steps Enacted On Bromine Retardants (Continued)
Europeans Want Fire-Safe Tvs
Bromine Can Be Recycled, Recovered
Bromine Can Be Recycled, Recovered (Continued)
Activists Seek Strict Computer Rules
Dutch Court Heeds Precaution Principle
Dutch Court Heeds Precaution Principle (Continued)
Eu Retardants Ban Becomes Official
Emi-Shielding Is Flame Retardant
Brominated Plastics Pass Recycling Tests
Deca-Bde No Risk To Children
Deca-Bde No Risk To Children (Continued)
Legislature Considers Ban On Pbdes
Dsbg Introduces Five Products
Ban Lifted, But Hurdles Remain
Ban Lifted, But Hurdles Remain (Continued)
Consumption In Norway Measured
Newspapers Carry Anti-Bromine Report
Newspapers Carry Anti-Bromine Report (Continued)
Directive Costs Businesses Plenty
Bfrs In Rainwater Provoke Debate
Bfrs In Rainwater Provoke Debate (Continued)
Deca-Bde Dropped From California Bill
Manufacturers Await Verdict On Deca-Bde
Manufacturers Await Verdict On Deca-Bde (Continued)
Sb2o3 Not Necessary With Bromine Use
Saytex Resin Has Better Processability
Retardants Measured In Household Dust
Retardants Measured In Household Dust (Continued)
Retardants Measured In Household Dust (Continued)
California Law Bans Penta-, Octa-Bdes
Pbde Levels In Bay Fish Double
Product Flame Retards Paper-Based Products
Assessment Continues On Bromine Retardants
Pbdes Found In Mother's Milk
Great Lakes Develops Product For Pur
Hindered Amine Lowers Loading Level
Studies On Hbcd, Ato Due Next Year
Great Lakes Ceases Penta-, Octa-Bde
Great Lakes Ceases Penta-, Octa-Bde (Continued)
Albemarle Introduces Penta-Bde Alternative
Deca-Bde Detected At Low Level
Manufacturers Await Deca Risk Assessment
Deca-Bde Survives Eu Risk Assessment
Agencies Battle Over Survey Results
New Plastic May Be Bromine Boon
New Plastic May Be Bromine Boon (Continued)
Industry News
Flame Retardant Chemicals Industry To Reach Nearly $3 Billion By 2008
Table 1 Estimated Worldwide Flame-Retardant Chemicals Consumption, Through 2008
Great Lakes Announces Hike On Dbdpo, Hbcd
Alcoa, Chalco Venture Delayed
Dsbg, Japanese Firm Make Retardant
Alcoa To Drop Out Of Retardants Market
Japanese Firms Join Polystyrene Operations
Price Of Phosphorus Products Increased
Basf Gets Honeywell's Plastics Products
Frisetta Gains Dsm Retardant
Sherwin-Williams Gets Kemgard Distributor
Distributor Signed For Leather Seal Retardant
Basf Hikes Price Of Ultramid, Ultradur
Ticona Hikes Prices On Retardant Polymers
Are Prices Fixed For Plastic Additives?
Jotun Paints Buys Omnifire Intumescents
Alcan Studies Plant Expansion
Basf Earns Valeo Partnership Status
Cytec Plans Stock Repurchase
Clariant Builds Plant For Exolit Op
Price Increased On Brominated Retardants
Basf Raises Prices On Polymer Products
Melamine Plant Explosion Kills 3
Thermphos Changes Owners, Buys Plants
Spray-On Retardant Touted In Tv Campaign
Cytec Gains In Specialty Chemicals
Alcan First Quarter Operating Earnings Up
Great Lakes Changes Reporting Segments
Reichold Consolidates Product Lines
Albemarle Has Best First Quarter In Years
Two Plants Consolidated
Rogers Jv Expands Production Of Foam
Albemarle Hikes Prices Of Mg(Oh)2 Products
European Council Forms Phosphate Ester Group
Basf Expands Plastics With Honeywell Buy
Great Lakes Expands Sb2o3 Capacity
Great Lakes, Dsbg Make Strategic Pact
Albemarle Completes Rhodia Acquisition
Celanese Moves Ticona To Kentucky Home
Company Opens Sister Business In Mexico
Alcoa Expands Alumina Refinery
Hydro Participates In Alumina Expansion
Akzo Nobel To Sell Phosphorus Products
Penta-Bde Price Goes Up In Europe
Solutia Settles, Avoids Bankruptcy
Solutia Settles, Avoids Bankruptcy (Continued)
Albemarle Hikes Ath Price
Alcan Makes Offer On Pechiney Group
Astaris Restructures, Drops Stpp Production
Great Lakes, Dsbg Increase Prices
Alcoa Exits Retardants Business
Solutia Sues Fmc Over Astaris Technology
Briefly Noted
Basf Ag Adds To Its Board Of Executive Directors
Fmc Corp. Name Two To Board Of Directors
Dupont Vp Retires, Three New Senior-Levels Appointed
Solutia Elects Lochner To Board Of Directors
Tyco International Appoints Vp Of Finance
Israel's National Quality Award In Industry Goes To Bromine Compounds
Asahi Kasei Corp. Names Executive Vp
Two Board Members Resign From Albemarle Corp.
Sherwin-Williams Adds To Board Of Directors
Albemarle Names Asia Pacific Region Regional Managing Director
Society Of Fire Protection Engineers Names President
Albemarle Appoints Division Vp
Rohm And Haas Elects Vp And Chief Technology Officer
Operations Director At Flintstone Technologies Steps Down
Solutia Promotes Senior Vp To Vice Chairman
Market Development Manager Appointed By Rogers Technologies Inc.,
Alcan Names Candidates For Election As Directors
Alcoa Appoints Chief Technical Officer
Cytec Industries Specialty Chemicals Division Names President
Astaris Introduces A New Commercial Leadership Team
Shareholders' Reps On The Supervisory Board To Be Elected In May
President Of Specialty Chemicals At Cytec Industries Resigns
Rohm And Haas Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Rohm And Haas Co. Name Vp & Cfo
Rogers Corp. Name Lcp's Market Development Manager
Martin Marietta Materials Elect Corporate Vice President, Controller And Chief Accounting Officer
Ceo Of Shell Chemicals Enters Retirement
Huber Engineered Materials Name Global Sales Director
Alcoa Name Vp Of Alcoa Global Business Services
Bayer Ag Restructures Its Organization
Occidental Chemical Corp. Named An Executive Vp Of Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Rogers Corp. Choose Next Ceo
Bayer Ag Appoints Executive Committee For Newly Formed Bayer Polymers Subgroup
Fmc Corp. Announces Two Promotions
Rohm And Haas Elect Chief Compliance And Governance Officer
Alcoa, Inc. Name Vice President, Alcoa Global Business Services
Huber Engineered Materials Named Industrial Business Unit Global Sales Director
Albemarle Elects Sherman To Its Board
Alcan, Inc. Appoints Director
Alcoa, Inc. Appoints Director
Celanese Promotes Coo And Board Member To Vice Chairman Of Board
Celanese Appoints President Of Ticona To Its Board
Martin Marietta Materials Adds To Its Board Of Directors
Rogers Corp. Names Manager Of Investor And Public Relations
Rohm And Haas Elects Corporate Controller
Dupont To Construct R&D Facility Near Shanghai
Recipient Named For Jack Spergel Memorial Award
Martin Marietta Materials Names Vp & Chief Information Officer
Omya Uk, Ltd. Signs Agreement With Albemarle Corp.
Rhodia Reorganizes
Albemarle Corp. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Basf Names Executive Vp And President Of Its North America Chemicals Business
Israel Chemicals To Promote Four Senior Managers
Martin Marietta Materials Intends To Resume Repurchase Of Common Stock
Intumescents
Quasi-Intumescence' In App-Sulfur Combo
Delphi Makes Plastic Auto Components
Clariant Coating Carbonizes, Foams
Coating Doesn't Release Ammonia
Coating Doesn't Release Ammonia (Continued)
Market Trends
Sales Up For Brominated Products
Martin Magnesia Down; Cytec Sees Increase
Buy Great Lakes, Says Stock Watcher
Basf Most Admired Chemical Company
Ath Growth Foreseen; Production Expanded
Does Policy Threaten Eu Chemicals Market?
More Plastic, More Volts Create Fire Risk
More Plastic, More Volts Create Fire Risk (Continued)
Flax Fibers Replace Steel In Auto Parts
Basf Foam Enters Automotive Market
Fr Market Grows Slowly
Bromine Makers Pare Down
Plastics Continue To Fare Well In Europe
Eu Producers Hopeful For 2004
Basf, Bayer Growing In China
Need For Retardants In Wood Composites
Need For Retardants In Wood Composites (Continued)
Nanocomposites
Carbon, Clay Nanos Have Synergistic Use
Nanos More Effective In Thicker Substrates
Technology To Measure Dispersion Developed
Technology To Measure Dispersion Developed (Continued)
Nanoclay Permits Loading Reduction
Nanofiller Blend Ideal For Wire Insulation
Nanocomposites Best In Synergistic Use
Researchers Develop Unique Nano Approach
German Company Buys Alcan Nano Know How
Nanoblend Reduces Additive Need
Taiwan Firm Makes Value-Added Fabrics
Non-Halogenated Chemicals
Phosphor Retardant Poses Rare Problem
Cable Makers Seeks Solutions
Ankerpoort Intros Ath-Based Product
Phosphorus Compound May Cause Shorting
Wiring Board Resist Is Self-Extinguishing
Study: Phosphorus Retardants Not A Risk
Study: Phosphorus Retardants Not A Risk (Continued)
Rogers Makes Silicones For Rail Cars
Cable Maximizes Mg(Oh)2 Qualities
Cable Maximizes Mg(Oh)2 Qualities (Continued)
Hitachi, Sony Team To Suppress Noise
Synergist Enhances Charring Action
Reactive Approach Better Than Additive
Reactive Approach Better Than Additive (Continued)
Red Phosphorus Used To Retard Polyolefin
New Way To Make Propylene Oxide
Zinc Plus Co-Additive Works In Polyolefins
Loctite Develops Halogen-Free Molding
Kyowa Produces Mesh For Construction Use
Triazine Mixture Has Superior Retardancy
Production To Resume At Antimony Mine
Phosphorus, Melam Do Job At Low Level
Dow Makes Resin For Circuit Boards
Dow Makes Resin For Circuit Boards (Continued)
Optical Fibers
Flame Retardant Fiber Ribbon Offered
Specialty Fiber Is Flame Retardant
Polymers/Resins
Kyowa Surface-Treats Mgoh Retardant
Cable Resin Designed For Narrow Spaces
Basf Develops Resistant Polyester
Silsequioxane Used For Retardancy
Fire-Retarded Resin For Thin-Wall Uses
Fire-Retarded Resin For Thin-Wall Uses (Continued)
Salt-Retarded Polymer Maintains Transparency
Salt-Retarded Polymer Maintains Transparency (Continued)
Makrofol Film Is Alternative To Metal
Ticona Develops Retardant Pps Resin
Celanex Pbt Replaces Aluminum Parts
New Product For Flexible Pvc Uses
Fortron Pps Replaces Die-Cast Aluminum
Printed Wiring Board Resin Developed
Printed Wiring Board Resin Developed (Continued)
Phosphonate Amine Makes Blend Retardant
Circuit Boards Use Phosphorus, Silicon
Clariant Resin Has Storage Stability
Clariant Resin Has Storage Stability (Continued)
Anti-Drip Material Made For Connectors
First Use Of Solvay Ppa On Coolant Heater
First Use Of Solvay Ppa On Coolant Heater (Continued)
Phosphinate Needs No Nitrogen Synergy
Iron A Co-Additive In Rigid Pu Foam
Products Avoid Fogging, Scorching
'S Mixture' Retards Rigid Pu Foam
Simulations Show Retardancy Crucial
High-Temp Laminate Is For Thin Pcbs
Pps Products Have 40% Glass Loading
Marine Cable Conduit Stops Fire, Smoke
Great Lakes Launches Retardant For Plastics
Not Fully Exfoliated Clay More Effective
Not Fully Exfoliated Clay More Effective (Continued)
Composition Has Melamine Co-Additive
Clariant Foam Has Retardant Acids
Ticona Resin For Thin-Walls
Motherboard Is Halogen Free
Simple Process Produces Powder
Transparent Plastic Has Retardancy
Resistance Enhanced By Reducing Viscosity
Philips Offers Halogen-Free Tv
Rubber Embranes For Sloped Roofs
Flame-Retardant Film Incorporates Regrind
Flame-Retardant Film Incorporates Regrind (Continued)
Resin With Silicone Has Good Fluidity
Research
Research Teams Vie For Eu Funds
Research Foundation Names Board Members
Fire-Safe Foam Sought For Construction
Nanocomposites Sought For E&E Applications
More Control Over Nano Dispersion
Council Studies Fires Of Transport Vehicles
Bayer Polymers Opens Tech Center
Polymer Scientist Wins Lavoisier Medal
Nanos Studied With Chinese Universities
Fire Team One Of Eu's Largest
Research Councils Have Openings
Resources
Fire Dynamics Study Available On Cd
Sfpe Converts Course To Distance Format
Smoke Suppression
Ath, Zinc Borate Mix Reduces Co Yield
Gl Launches Smoke Suppressant For Pvc
Fpa, Iso Eye Sublethal Smoke
Fpa, Iso Eye Sublethal Smoke (Continued)
Special Reports
The Pbde Controversy
First National Study Finds High Pbde Levels
First National Study Finds High Pbde Levels (Continued)
Balance Sought On Brominated Retardants
Doctor Wants Canada To Follow Eu, California
Uk Implements Eu Ban On Pbdes
Deca-Bde Does Not Degrade To Lower Forms
Deca-Bde Does Not Degrade To Lower Forms (Continued)
New Law Requires Open-Flame Test
Mattress Line Meets California Standard
Companies Join To Make New Products
Ul Develops Mattress Test
Standards/Testing
Ce Standards Dawning In European Market
Marshals: Get Tougher On Fire Safety
'Incapacitation Study' Data Released
Device Measures Steel At High Stress, Temps
Bromine Measured In Wiring Boards
Marshals Seek Federal Furniture Standards
Nist Develops Virtual Reality Fire Software
Federal Flammability Standards Proposed
Federal Flammability Standards Proposed (Continued)
Textiles
Fabrics
Unusual Mixture Makes Textile Coating
Treatment Reduces Combustibility, Smoke
Treatment Reduces Combustibility, Smoke (Continued)
Fibers
Melamine's Benefits As Textile Coating
Retardant Felt Based On Lizardite Filler
California Mattresses Must Meet Flame Test
Product For Textiles Is Halogen, Antimony Free
Corning Has Retardant Specialty Fiber
Marshals Call For Stricter Furniture Regs
Duct Insulation Has Higher Softening Point
Recipe Makes Board Retardant
Recipe Makes Board Retardant (Continued)
Mattress Binding Prevents Burst, Burn
Clariant's Retardant Fiber Coating
Researchers Seek Way To Make Fibers Char
Boric Acid Meets Mattress Requirements
Foams
Basf Mattress Foam Has Greater Resistance
Products Meet Needs Of Polyurethane Market
Metal Ions Hasten Additive To Liquify
AbstractThis anthology is based on BCC's newsletter Flame Retardancy News, which keeps readers abreast of rapidly changing developments in the technology, products and processes of the flame retardant chemicals industry. The monthly newsletter reports on developments in such fields and applications as: Halogenated chemicals; Nonhalogenated chemicals; Intumescents; Nanocomposites; Polymers/Resins; Textiles/Fibers; Adhesives; Automotive; Construction; Standards/Testing; Fire Suppression/Safety; Market Trends; Research; Industry News.
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