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May 7, 2019 | Industry News
FRX Polymers has announced a joint development agreement with China’s Yoo-Point Group for the production of flame retardants containing water-based emulsions which contain FRX Polymers’ Nofia®...
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Apr 19, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers report that hands play a central role in transferring OPEs and other flame retardants and plasticizers throughout the indoor environment. To the researchers’ surprise, all indoor...
Apr 17, 2019 | Industry News
BSEF, the International Bromine Council, has significant concerns over the proposed ban on halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) in the enclosures and stands of electronic displays contained within an...
Apr 9, 2019 | Industry News
Pinfa (Phosphorous, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association) and AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center, organized the IV edition of the ‘Fire-retardant Plastics Conference’. Divided...
Apr 2, 2019 | Industry News
K 2019, The Worlds No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, is fully booked. Over 3,000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries have registered and will occupy the entire exhibition grounds with...
Mar 25, 2019 | Industry News
FRX Polymers® Inc. has been named to the 2019 Global Cleantech 100 List which recognizes the world’s leaders in sustainable innovation. The company, which earned the distinction for the sixth time...
Feb 27, 2019 | Industry News
Information on over 400 substances used in the EU as additives in plastics is now available on ECHA’s website. It covers substances used as flame retardants, plasticizers, heat stabilizers...
Feb 19, 2019 | Industry News
Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of potentially harmful semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in...
Jan 29, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers have turned used coffee grounds into a flame retardant. By treating coffee waste and mixing it with epoxy resin, the team were able to leverage the slow-burning properties of coffee to...
Jan 9, 2019 | Industry News
A new study found that it took multiple wipes to remove much of the flame retardant residue from workers’ hands at one U.S. recycling facility. A common method used to evaluate skin exposure to...