[Report] Flame Retardancy Industry Market Research, Trends, Analysis TOC

INTRODUCTION
2004 IN REVIEW
- Looking Back Looking Ahead
  - Plastics Proliferate
    - BASF Expands MDI Plant
    - Demand for Fortron Booming
    - GE Expands Plastics Production
  - New Retardants Developed
    - PBT
    - Retardant PUR Foam
    - Ticona Rolls Out PBT Products
    - Plastic from Bio-Source
  - New Retardant Additives
    - Great Lakes Intros Intumescents
    - Brominated Additive Launched
    - Albemarle Promotes Alternatives
    - Phasing Out PBDEs
  - Europe Wrangles Over Deca-BDE
  - Retardants Detected
    - Blood Level Increases Six Fold
    - Retardants Found in Grocery Foods
    - Moving Toward Safer Mattresses
  - Companies Restructure FR Businesses
    - Bayer Corp. Restructuring Done
    - Alcoa Unit Emerges as Almatis
    - Great Lakes, Laurel in Antimony Venture
    - Rhodia Divests Specialty Phosphates
    - Akzo Nobel Sells Phosphorus Line
    - Dead Sea Bromine Has New Name
    - Barrier Purchases Pyrotite
  - Sudden Change at the Top
    - Sales Keep Improving
    - All Roads Lead to Asia
    - DuPont Beefs Up Outreach
    - Rogers Expands in China
    - BASF, Toray in PBT Venture
  - Chinese Venture Celebrates 10 Years
    - Chinese Venture Celebrates 10 Years (Continued)
BUSINESS
- GLCC Laurel Increases Sb2O3 Prices
- Increased Sales of Mattress Retardants Seen
- A&B Represents Duas Rodas
- Joint Venture for Halogen-Free FR
- RI Nightclub Fire Investigation Concludes
- FiberGel Signs Mexico Distributor
- Frutarom Opens Jakarta Office
- ICL Completes Astaris Purchase
- PolyOne Readying Nanoproducts
- RTP Opens First Plant in China.
- Acquisition
- Teknor Apex Buys Chem Polymer
INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS
- Safety of New Flame Retardant Questioned
- Fire Safety, Smoke Toxicity and Halogenated Materials
  - Fire Safety, Smoke Toxicity (Continued)
- Limited Combustible Materials
  - Limited Combustible Materials (Continued)
  - Limited Combustible Materials (Continued)
- Who Buys Fire Safety?
  - Sleepwear Experience
  - Safe Materials
  - Balancing Properties
    - Balancing Properties (Continued)
    - Balancing Properties (Continued)
- Why Isn't Ground Transportation Safe?
  - Why Isn't Ground Transportation Safe? (Continued)
- Toward a Safer Smoke
  - Toward a Safer Smoke (Continued)
- Flammability of Plastic Decks Issue Rears Ugly Head
  - Flammability of Plastic Decks Issue .. (Continued)
CONFERENCE REPORT
- Latest Developments from BCC Flame 2005
  - Phosphorus Systems
  - Bromine-containing Retardants
  - Nanoclays and Minerals
  - Naval Needs
- Progress in Flame Retardancy Reported
- Phosphinate Salts Meet Glow Test Index
- Role of DOPO in Epoxy Described
- Melamine Cyanurate Efficacy Reported
CONSTRUCTION
- Deck Panels Sales Reach 50,000
- Intumescent Frame Borders Conduit
- Successful Testing on Sandwich Panel
- Textile Duct Liner Is Fire Resistant
- Pyro-Paint 634-AL High-Temp Coating
- Blazeguard Products Get ICC Evaluation Reports
- Low Dimensional Change in Panel
- News from FRPM 2005
  - Fire Retardancy
  - Solid State Thermochemistry of Flaming Combustion
  - Intumescence: Overview and Future Developments
  - The Challenge of Replacing Halogen Flame Retardants in Textile Applications
  - Flame Retardancy of Textiles: Recent Advances
  - High Throughput Flammability Characterization: Processing of Samples and Gradient Flux Fields
  - Some Comments on Fire Retardancy Mechanisms in Polymer Nanocomposites
  - Regulations, Harmonisation and Standardisation of Fire Testing in the EU ¾ Overview and Trends
  - Nanocomposite Formation as a Component of a Fire Retardant System
ENVIRONMENT
- Flame Retardants Found in Sludge
- ERs in Human Blood Is Rising
- High Levels of PBDEs in Foods
- PVC Initiative Gains Momentum
- WWF May Add Br FRs to POPs Treaty
- Oregon Law Restricts PBDE
- Hong Kong EPD Reports on PBDE Levels
- Congressional Group Addresses E-Waste FRs
- HBCD Found in Dolphins
- Dell Shuns Halogenated Flame Retardants
- Greenpeace Dumps on WIPRO
- EU Exemption of Deca-BDE
FINANCIAL AND LEGAL/ LEGISLATION
- Sales up, But Costs up More
- Albemarle Has Another Record Quarter
- Barrier Tech Reports Record Sales Results
- Cytec Says Sales Up for All Products
- Martin Marietta Materials 4Q Sales up
- Rohm and Haas Sales increase 13%
- Simmons Announces 2004 Results
- Sealy Q1 Income Soars
- Cargill Delivers an 18% Rise in 4Q Earnings
- Kerry's Interim Results Look Good
- MGPI Ends Year on the Rebound
- Albemarle Increases Saytex Prices
- SunOpta Reaches First $100 Million
- Antiblaze Prices Go Up Again
- Chemtura Hikes Phosphorus Prices
- Ciba Reports 3Q Progress
- Martin Marietta Has Record 3Q
- Proventec Achieves High Maiden Interim Results
- Royal Ten Cate's Profits Up in Q3
- Acrylamide Lawsuit is Condemned
- Rhodia Recovery Is Underway
- Oregon Considers Ban on Retardants
FIRE SAFETY
- U.S. Fire Problem Worse Than Most Nations
- Candle Fires a Major Killer in U.S. Homes
- Modern Homes Cut Fire Escape Times
- USFA Releases Fire Risk Reports
- Navajo Nation Gets Smoke Alarms
- NFPA Extends Education, Technology Campaign
- Intersafe Panel Added to Arc Flash System
- Viking Sprinkler for Smaller Rooms
- Flammability of Military Tents
- Flammability of Military Tents (Continued)
- US PIRG Questions Label Validity
- Different Perspective on Labeling Issue
- NAFTL Organizing Proficiency Tests
- Omega Point Labs Acquired
- Omega Point Labs Acquired (Continued)
FIRE/SMOKE SUPPRESSION
- Nanoparticles Help Clear Smoke
- Micro-Droplets Used in Fire Suppression
- Aussie Group Studies Aerial Fire Bombing
HALOGEN/ HALOGENATED CHEMICALS
- Great Lakes Completes Phase-Out of Retardants
- Foam Makers Phase Out Penta-BDE Retardants
- Lab Test Developed to Detects PBDEs
- Great Lakes Expands Briomine Production
- Masterbatch Provides Better Thermal Stability
- Thermal Capability of AmpShield 1199
INDUSTRY NEWS
- Great Lakes Wins One; Suppressant Off List
- Open-Flame Mattress Proposal Published
- Great Lakes, Ashta Forge Long-Term Partnership
- Almatis Expands Asian Sales Organization
- Chemtura price increase
- Ciba Announces R&D Move to Germany
- Crompton Will Buy Great Lakes
- New leader in the industry
- Cytec Acquires UCBs Surface Specialties
- DuPont Opens Asia Pacific Operation
- Blazeguard Video Demos Burn Scenario
- Opposition to Bans on Brominated Retardants
- Growth Projected in Nanocomposites
- ICL Adds Bromine Production Capacity
- Dividend Declared by Albemarle
- Cytec Declares Dividend
- Reichhold Acquires Brazilian Resin Co.
- Atoglas Becomes Altuglas International
- Hexion Specialty Chemicals Formed
- Borealis Improves Results, on Track for Expansions
- Summit Environmental Sells FlameOut to India
- Global Materials Settles with LCM
- Chemtura Is New Name for Crompon-GL Merger
- PolyOne to Acquire Novatec Plastics Assets
- Foamex Sells Carpet Cushion Business
- BASF Develops FR Textile Coatings
- Asahi Increases Fluoroelastomer Capacity
- Trevira FR Fabrics Win Big At German Textiles Show
- Crompton, Great Lakes Finalize Merger
- GLCC Ups Prices on Wide Range of FRs
- Celanese Chemicals Increases Polyol Prices
- Magnesia Specialties Prices Increase
- GLCC Charge More for Clear Brine Fluids
- Construction Starts Database Launched
- PolyOne Reports Loss in Q3
- Fireaway Opens Headquarters
- HP to Eliminate Brominated FRs
- Chr. Hansen Doubles Dairy Culture Capacity
- Clemson, Diversa Sign Nutrition Deal
- Solutia, FMC Set to Sell Astaris JV to ICL
- Martin Marietta Materials Q2 Earnings Up
- Albemarle's Online Technical Solutions
- Fireaway Acquires Aero-K Product Line
- UAF Air Filter Plenum Combos
- Price Increases for FRs
- Price Increases for FRs (CONTINUED)
- Victrex's New Asian Tech Center
- Guidelines Meet CA and Fed Mandates
- Micel Distributes Ultem in France
- BOOK REVIEW
  - Proceedings of International Conference
    - Proceedings of International Conference (Continued)
- FR SUPPLIERS: PART 1 and Part 2
  - Companies Manufacturing Flame Retardants
    - Companies Manufacturing Flame Retardants (Continued)
    - Companies Manufacturing Flame Retardants (Continued)
    - Companies Manufacturing Flame Retardants (Continued)
    - Companies Manufacturing Flame Retardants (Continued)
    - Companies Manufacturing Flame Retardants (Continued)
    - Companies Manufacturing Flame Retardants (Continued)
MARKETS
- Specialty Alumina Key to Market Growth
- Albemarle Increases Prices
- BASF to Boost prices
- ICL Announces FR Increase
- Ems-Grivory Develops High-Performance Nylons
- Solvay Solexis Expands In Fluoromaterials
- Bayer Closes TDI Plant, Expands Makrolon
- Celanese Divests PBI Business
- Albemarle to Expand In FR Cable Chemicals
- Furniture Maker Expanding Use of BASF FR Foams
- Conenor, Maillefer Join In FR Composites
- It's Pretty and It Doesn't Burn
  - It's Pretty and It Doesn't Burn (Continued)
MATTRESSES
- Mattress with Fire Blocker Resists Stains
- Zoltek Pyron Selected for Childrens Bedding
- Foamex Posts Q4 and Year 2004 Loss
- Retailers and Makers Address CA TB603
  - Retailers and Makers Address CA TB603 (CONTINUED)
- Comfor-Pedic Announces VP for Retail Channel
- Mattress Size Has Little Role in Flammability
  - Mattress Size Has Little Role in Flammability (continued)
NON-HALOGENATED CHEMICALS
- Halogen-Free Has Economic Impact
- Grupo Repol Offers FR Polyamides
- Halogen-Free Coupling Agents
- Halogen-Free Flexible Circuit Materials
- Epoxy Sealant from Master Bond
- Non-Scorching Additives Replace PBDE
- Clariant Low Dosage FR Agents
PATENTS
- Fire Retardant Seals Semiconductor Devices
- Fire Resistant Fabric Material
- Brominated FR employs Brominated Polyphenylene Oxide
- Irradiated, Oxidized Olefin Polymer Coupling Agents
- Multi-Layer Protective Fabrics
- Resin Prepreg and Laminate
- FR Polymer Composition
- Curable Flame Retarded Epoxy Compositions
- Weatherable Flame Retarded Polyolefin
- Matt, Flame-retardant, Co-extruded Polyester Film
- Multi-Layer Flame Retarded Fabric
- FR Additive with Improved Hydro-Thermal Stability
- Resin Composition, Prepreg and Laminate
- Flame Retardant Polymer Compositions
- Flame Resistant Polyamide Resin
- Gene Manipulates Yeast
- Recombinant DNA Used for Enzymes
- Antimony Oxide Reduced with FR Compounds
- Collar Impedes Rapidly Advancing Fires
- Fire Resistance Coating for Steel
- Bromination Process
- Flame Retarded Engineering Polymer Composition
PEOPLE
- BASF Names President
- DISASTER RELIEF
  - BASF Aids Flood Victims
  - Alcan Matches Employee Donations
  - First Wave of Gifts Surpasses $13 Million
  - Rohm and Haas Announces Matching Grant
- Great Lakes Names VP
- BASF Names Compounded Nylons Manager
- Alcan Appoints New Executive Officer
- Two Named to Rohm and Haas Board
- PlasticsEurope Names Communications Director
- Andriate Takes Lead of Eastmans Plastics Marketing
- Retirement of Robert S. Wiggins
- New Managing Director For Scott Bader
- Fire Safe Mattress Supporter Leaves Simmons
- Abd Succeeds Beuchler as Spartech CEO
- PolyOne Adds Rodriguez to Sales Team
- BASF Appoints Rullo
- Dow Directors and Officers Elected
- BGE Names New VP Manufacturing Operations
- Arkema Appoints Reyher
- Changes at Milacron
- RTi Adds Polypropylene Packaging Expert
- Westlake Appoints Bender as VP, Treasurer
- James Palmer Joins Rhodia Group
- Luzenac Extends European Model
- Martin Marietta Elects VPs
- PolyOne Leadership Changes
- NFPA Tabs McNabb for Government Affairs
- Changes at DuPont
POLYMERS/ RESINS
- Hindered Amines Found to Work as Synergist
- Alternatives Provided For PC-ABS Blends
- Resin Designed for Lamination
- Highest LF Concentrate Is Now Available
- Polyamides Open Up DMLS Applications
- Crosslinking Agent Performs Well in Epoxy
PRICE INCREASES
- Great Lakes Increases Prices
- UCAR Emulsion Systems to Increase Prices
- Albemarle Announces Price increases
- Unsaturated Polyester Resins
- North American Epoxy
- FR-1524 Flame Retardant
- Prices of Saytex, Antiblaze FRs Up
- Great Lakes Ups Polymer Stabilizers
- Supresta Raises Prices for Phosphorus FRs
PRODUCTS
- Huber Launches Product-Finder Website
- Products Resist Open Flame Ignition
- Uvinul Range of Light Stabilizers Extended
- NOVA Intros Engineering Resins
- Halogen-free Epoxy Substrate System
- 3D Systems Announces DuraForm FR Plastic
- Arkema Offers Kynar Multilayer Films
- Techmer Masterbatch Solves Color Problem
- Hyperlast Offers Plasticizer
- Tyco Aerospace Tape
- System for Ice Cream Launched
- Ensinger/PennFibre Polymers for Thermoforming
- Two Rice Protein Powders Available.
- Ticona PPS-Based Composite in Aircraft Seats
- Duranex Positioned as Defacto PBT Standard
- EPALLOY 9000 Added to Line
- Clariant Masterbatched Cesa-Flam Char-Layer Insulation
- Common Mode Inductor Has Flame Retarded Bobbin
- Nano-scale Flake Glass
- Devcon Intros FR Compounds
REGULATORY
- Washington Debates Ban on Deca-BDE
- EBFRIP Challenges Norways Partial Ban on Deca-BDE
- Will California Mattress Law Backfire?
- CA Bureau Comments on CPSC Mattress Reg
  - CA Bureau Comments on CPSC Mattress Reg (Continued)
  - CA Bureau Comments on CPSC Mattress Reg (Continued)
- EU Votes Against Ban
- NFPA Rejects Ban on Plenum Cables
- CPSC Wants to End Rules On Smoldering Mattresses
- AHPA Trade Recommendations Take Effect
- NFPA Code Requires Residential Sprinklers
- Mechanical & Plumbing Code Unification Talks
- Momentum Grows for Fire-Safe Cigarette
- BRE Guidelines for UK Fire Safety
RESEARCH
- Natural FR's in Whale Blubber
- ARS Examines FRs in Animal Tissues
- Fire Retarding System for Cotton
- Nanotubes, Organoclays as FRs for Polymers
- Differences between Effects of FR Additives
- FR/Foaming Agent for Polyurethane Foams
- Thermoforming PPS Adds High-Performance
- Phosphogypsum-Polymer Makes Composites
- A Look At Safety of Oriented Strandboard
- Laser Sintering Technology
- Nanocomposite Flammability
- Flammable Vapor in Microcalorimeter
- Thermal Resistance of FR Coatings
- Noise May Extinguish Flames
- Halogenated Polymer Nanocomposites
- Measurement of Combustion Gases
- Vehicle Upholstery Fabrics
RESOURCES
- Firestop System Software Selector
- NIST Focuses on Polyurethane Foams
- SFPE Annual Conference
- Foamglas Insulation Website
- Increasing Demand for Coupling Agents
STANDARDS
- AFSC/CSFR Partner on Rules
- Consumers Practice Candle Safety
TECHNOLOGY
- Flame Retardant Fume Control Duct
- New Smokeview Version Released
- Polyol Offered for Hydraulic Systems
- Polymer Coating for Thermoplastics
- FR Sealants for Electronics, Buildings
- Low Smoke Non Halogen Cable
- Optical Fiber Cables with High FR
- High Temperature Duct Material
- Flame Retardant "HIPS" meets WEEE/ROHS Directive
- Encapsulation Seals in Freshness
- Limited Combustible Optical Fiber Cables
- Limited Combustible Optical Fiber Cables (Continued)
TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants in House Dust and Clothes Dryer Lint
  - Concentrations In Dust
  - PBDEs In Homes
  - Clothes Dryer Lint
  - House Dust
- In Defense of Brominated Flame Retardants for Polyurethane Foam Applications
  - Fires Take A Toll
  - Need for Fire Safety in Transportation Industry
  - Reactive Retardants
  - Conclusion
- Polycarbonate Flame Retardants
  - Halogen and Char Forming
  - Cross-linking FR Technology
  - Conclusion
- Characterization and Manipulation of Plant Aroma Genes
  - Methodology
    - Methodology (Continued)
  - Conclusion
- Fire Safety: From Nano- to Macroscale
  - Predicting Fire Behavior
  - Conclusion
- Fire Claims and the Fire Investigation Process
  - Methodology
  - Fire Scene Examination
  - Cause Determination
  - Investigator Qualifications
  - The Civil Claim
    - The Civil Claim (Continued)
TESTING/ STANDARDS
- Equipment, Measures Suspect Elements
- Full Scale Testing on Consumer Products Needed
- Open Flame Test Evaluations Hit Snag
  - Open Flame Test Evaluations Hit Snag (Continued)
FOAM, TEXTILES and FABRICS
- FireChem Has Ready-to-Use Retardant for Textiles
- New Bacteriostatic Flame Retardant Yarn
- Camouflage Fabric Meets Military Specs
  - Camouflage Fabric Meets Military Specs (Continued)
- Restonic Selects GE's ULTEM FR Resin
- FR Fabrics for Healthcare Industry
- New Licensee for Proban Finishing
- VersaShield Toxicity Studies
- Integrity Maintained at Temps in Excess of 600-F
- New Panaz Fabrics
- 180 Die in Buenos Aires Teen Discotheque Fire
TRANSPORTATION
- Boeing to Use Flame Seal Products
- Boeing Names 4 Suppliers for 787
  - Boeing Names 4 Suppliers for 787 (Continued)
- GE Uses Azdel Rail-Lite for Train Interiors
- GE Surfactant for Automotive Market
- GE Pursues Auto Wire Market
- Huntsman Intros Aerospace Epoxies
- ASA, TPE Auto Trim Component Developed
- Silicone Rubber with Oil and Fuel Resistance
- M.C. Gill, Triumph Land Airbus Contract
- Menzolit Polyester Composite
WHO'S WHO
- Dr. Gunter Beyer, Kabelwerk Eupen AG
  - Dr. Gunter Beyer, Kabelwerk Eupen AG (Continued)
- FRN talked to Professor Richard Horrocks
  - FRN talked to Professor Richard Horrocks (Continued)
  - FRN talked to Professor Richard Horrocks (Continued)
WIRE AND CABLE
- Flame Retardant Fiber Optic Cable System
- FR for Polyethylene Improves Thermal Stability
- Halogen Free FR Insulation Compound
- Heyco Offers Flexicon Conduits

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