INTRODUCTION / SUMMARY
Fire safety is more important than ever. Every manufacturer needs to be aware of new regulations and the products and
processes that will meet them. New materials and formulations are rapidly changing the economic equation. Companies that
adopt the latest technology will have the edge in providing their customers with the best balance of properties at the lowest
possible price.
This publication keeps you up to date on fire codes and the technology that you need to make your products meet these ever
more stringent standards. It provides the latest developments in FR technology products and processes. Specifically:
- News from all major applications: aerospace, automotive, wire and cable, construction, interiors and furnishings,
appliances, computers/business machines
- Descriptions of the latest flame retardant products
- Analyses and comparisons of new technology
- The latest patents on flame retardant materials and processes
- The important advances in modeling, testing, mechanisms, smoke and toxicity
- The activities of key companies in the flame retardants industry
- New regulations and standards that will affect your business
- The race to develop substitutes for widely used flame retardants, such as Halons, that have been implicated as
environmentally harmful
- Supply and demand analyses for FR chemicals and additives.