Flame Retardant Industry Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY ..........XII
• COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY .......... 1
  • RESEARCHER SEEKS NANOCOMPOSITE COMBOS .......... 1
  • SYMYX, CIBA AGREE TO DEVELOP ADDITIVES .......... 2
• CONFERENCE REPORT .......... 4
  • BCC'S 11TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON FLAME RETARDANCY .......... 4
  • REVIEWS AND LECTURES .......... 4
  • INHERENT FR POLYMERS .......... 5
  • HALOGEN/NON-HALOGEN FRS .......... 6
  • CONSUMER FOCUS .......... 8
  • STANDARDS AND TESTING .......... 10
  • FIRE AND POLYMERS TOPIC AT THE ACS .......... 10
• CONSTRUCTION .......... 15
  • SHEETS BAR WATER YET PERMEABLE TO VAPORS .......... 15
  • ASPHALT ROOFING TILE BENDS, DOESN'T BREAK .......... 16
  • FIRE DOOR HOLDS UP UNDER HIGH HEAT .......... 17
  • SILICONES WORK AS BASE STATION SEALS .......... 17
  • SEALANT CLOSES PATHWAYS QUICKLY .......... 19
  • SHINGLE HAS LOOK OF WOOD .......... 20
  • MULTIPLE LAYERS/CORDS STRENGTHEN LAMINATE .......... 21
  • DEVICE CONTROLS SPEED DESCENT IN FIRE DOOR .......... 23
  • MATERIAL PROTECTS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS .......... 24
  • METAL NET MAKES FIRE-RESISTANT BOARD .......... 25
  • SODA-LIME GLASS MEETS FIRE DOOR STANDARD .......... 27
  • COTTON WAREHOUSES CONSIDER DIAPER GEL .......... 28
  • SILICA SUBSTITUTED IN ACOUSTIC TILES .......... 29
  • SCREEN PROTECTS PLANTS, SAVES ENERGY .......... 30
  • STEEL PROTECTOR PASSES TESTS .......... 31
  • GEL USE SPREADS LIKE WILDFIRE .......... 32
  • BORON-FREE INSULATION MEETS STANDARDS .......... 32
  • LIGHTING BOX PREVENTS INSULATION IGNITION .......... 33
  • COLLAR PREVENTS OIL WELL FIRES, EXPLOSIONS .......... 35
  • ROOF LAYER ALSO HELPS WATERPROOFING .......... 35
  • NON-WOVEN MAT USES NITROGEN BINDERS .......... 37
  • CABLE BYPASSES ENTRY VAULT SPLICE .......... 37
  • EXPANSION JOINT ROLLABLE, LESS BULKY .......... 38
• EQUIPMENT .......... 39
  • RISE SYSTEM USED ON RV TRITON SHIP .......... 39
  • EXTINGUISHER GELS STICK TO SURFACES .......... 40
  • ALARM INTEGRATES VOICE EVACUATION .......... 41
  • J-SHAPED ARMS ADD STRENGTH TO LADDER .......... 42
  • PENDENT SPRINKLER IS TAMPERPROOF .......... 43
  • AIR PRESSURE POWERS WATER SUPPLY .......... 45
  • COMBINED SMOKE AND HEAT SENSOR DEBUTS .......... 45
  • BEELE LAUNCHES RISE CALCULATION SOFTWARE .......... 46
  • PARALLEL-FED NETWORK DISTRIBUTES WATER .......... 47
  • EXTINGUISHERS WORKS ON SMALLER AIRCRAFT .......... 48
  • SILENCING SPEAKERS ALLOWS RETROFITTING .......... 48
  • DEVICE PROTECTS CABLE OR LINE RUNS .......... 50
• FABRICS .......... 51
  • FINENESS OF YARN SATISFIES TEST .......... 51
  • RACE CARS STAY COOL .......... 51
• FIBERS/TEXTILES .......... 53
  • METAL-COATED MELAMINE RESINS DO NOT MELT .......... 53
  • COMPOSITES LEAD TO HEAT/BARRIER FABRICS .......... 54
  • POLYESTER RESIN COATS TENTS .......... 56
  • LAMINATE REDUCES COMBUSTION POTENTIAL .......... 57
  • MIR FIBERS MONITOR SPECTRA CHANGES .......... 58
  • TREVIRA UNVEILS POLYESTER GRADES .......... 59
  • FIREFIGHTER SHIELD READIED FOR MARKET .......... 61
  • SILICONE FOAM PAD PROTECTS FIREFIGHTERS .......... 62
  • GEL PADS PROTECT WHEELCHAIRS, BEDS .......... 63
  • CARBOXYLIC ACIDS PASS CARPET TESTS .......... 64
  • DOT PAPER PROTECTS AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS .......... 66
  • FATALITIES HIGHER WITH NIGHTWEAR .......... 67
  • COMBINATION ANALYSIS WORKS ON SMALL SAMPLES .......... 68
  • INTUMESCENTS BOOST COMPOSITE STRENGTH .......... 70
  • PHOSPHORUS ADDED TO REGENERATED CELLULOSE .......... 71
  FINANCIAL REVIEW: THIRD QUARTER .......... 72
  • HALOGENATED RETARDANTS .......... 72
  • PHOSPHORUS RETARDANTS .......... 73
  • ATH RETARDANTS .......... 74
  • MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE RETARDANTS .......... 75
  • BRIEFLY NOTED .......... 76
  • UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES NEEDS A PRESIDENT .......... 76
    • TP COMPOSITES NAMES SENIOR SALES AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER .......... 76
  FIRE LOSS .......... 77
  • FIRE DEATHS CUT BY HALF DURING PAST 20 YEARS .......... 77
  HALOGENATED CHEMICALS .......... 78
  • HIGH YIELDS COME FROM HIGH-PURITY BROMINE .......... 78
  • DUPONT EXTINGUISHANTS EASIER ON ENVIRONMENT .......... 79
  • OLIGOMERIC BROMINE LACKS BLOOM .......... 79
  • FUTURE OF 68 PBI IS UNCERTAIN .......... 80
  • DSBG DOUBLES HBCD CAPACITY .......... 82
  • DEVELOPMENTS IN PHOSPHORUS HEAT UP .......... 83
  • BROMINE LOWERS BLOOM AND PLATE-OUT .......... 84
  • INTERCALATION PROVES EFFECTIVE WITH TPP .......... 85
  • BROMINE TRAPPED IN CLOSED-CELL FOAMS .......... 86
  • PHOSPHATES PERFORM WITHOUT PURIFICATION .......... 87
  • LITTLE BASIS TO STOP USE OF ALL HALOGENS .......... 88
  • BROMINATED BENZYLS MADE IN ONE STEP .......... 89
  • PHOSPHORUS BOOSTS FOAM EFFICIENCY .......... 90
  • COMPOSITION REMAINS STABLE IN DIRECT HEAT .......... 92
  • PRETREATING PHOSPHORUS IMPROVES STABILITY .......... 92
  • PROCEDURE YIELDS PHOSPHAZENE CLASS .......... 93
  • ESTER PROCESS IS SAFER, CHEAPER .......... 94
  • BROMINES WORK IN RECYCLED PLASTICS .......... 95
  • DEATHS NEAR FORMER PLANT INVESTIGATED .......... 96
  • ADHESIVE REACTS INTO POLYMER BACKBONE .......... 97
  • PROCESS UPS MELTING RANGES, DISTRIBUTIONS .......... 99
  • ALBEMARLE HIKES PRICE, UPS PRODUCTION .......... 100
  • POLYPHOSPHATES ADD RETARDANCY .......... 101
  • THERMOPLASTIC HAS MORE RESISTANCE .......... 101
  • HEPTAFLUOROPROPANE WARDS OFF HAZARDS .......... 103
  • LEAD-FREE SOLDERING NO THREAT TO BROMINE .......... 104
  • BROMINATED POLYSTYRENE IMPROVES COLOR .......... 106
  • TARGET: "ACCUMULATIVE CHEMICALS" .......... 106
  INDUSTRY NEWS .......... 108
  • BROMINE PRICE WARS WAGE ON AND ON .......... 108
  • ALBEMARLE CHINA OPENS SECOND SALES OFFICE .......... 108
  • ALUMINA PRODUCERS PLAN MERGER .......... 108
  • DUPONT AND BOREALIS PLAN JOINT VENTURE .......... 109
  • DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS JOINT VENTURE BEGINS .......... 109
  • FERRO PLANS SALE OF PYRO-CHEK BUSINESS .......... 110
  • HITOX REACQUIRES MALAYSIAN TITANIUM .......... 110
  • SERVICE/MAINTENANCE INCREASE SALES .......... 111
  • ALCAN EARNINGS MAKE STRONG ADVANCE .......... 111
  • SOLUTIA MAINTAINS SOLID EARNINGS .......... 111
  • LYDALL COMPLETES SALE OF COMPOSITES UNIT .......... 112
  • MARTIN MARIETTA SCORES 6TH RECORD YEAR .......... 112
  • DSM EMERGES FROM INDUSTRY TROUGH .......... 113
  • SALES BUMP UP PRODUCTIVITY EFFORTS .......... 114
  • DSBG RAISES PRICES, MAKES UNIT CHANGES .......... 114
  • CLARIANT HAS SLIGHT SALES INCREASE .......... 115
  • ALBEMARLE ESTABLISHES SINO JOINT VENTURE .......... 115
  • CYTEC REALIGNS AFTER SIX YEARS OF GROWTH .......... 116
  • FTC APPROVES SOLUTIA/FMC JV .......... 116
  • REBASE PREPARES TO GO PUBLIC .......... 117
  • ALLIANCE OFFERS ONE-STOP SHOPPING .......... 118
  • ALBEMARLE, BORAX MAKE ASIA PACT .......... 119
  • MERGER PROCEEDS WITHOUT PECHINEY .......... 120
  • EC, DOJ APPROVE ALCOA-REYNOLDS MERGE .......... 120
  • GREAT LAKES HIKES PRICES THIRD TIME .......... 121
  • DSBG, DKS FORM JOINT VENTURE .......... 122
  • FOURTH WEEE DRAFT RELAXES BURDEN .......... 123
  • AKZO-PQ SILICA JV PLANS SALES TO HUBER .......... 124
  • CYTEC CONTINUES TO SELL OFF ASSETS .......... 124
  • HITOX CHANGES NAME TO TOR MINERALS .......... 125
  • SUPPLIERS FOLLOW E-BUSINESS TREND .......... 126
  • ALBEMARLE ACQUIRES FERRO PYRO-CHEK .......... 127
  • GREAT LAKES RAISES PHOSPHORUS PRICES .......... 127
  • PANEL DEFENDS BROMINATED CHEMICALS .......... 127
  • NFPA UPDATES STATISTICAL REPORTS .......... 128
  • REICHHOLD EXPANDS IN LATIN AMERICA .......... 129
  • ALCAN, MERGER PASSES HURDLE .......... 130
  • ROGERS ENTERS INTO A TAIWANESE JV .......... 130
  • CHEMICAL MAKERS PLAN E-COMMERCE VENTURE .......... 131
  • LYDALL WESTEX PLANT SET TO OPEN .......... 131
  • HUNTSMAN ACQUIRES MORTON TPU DIVISION .......... 132
  • COMPANIES REPORT SALES AND EARNINGS .......... 132
  • GREAT LAKES STILL HIKING UP PRICES .......... 135
  • ALBEMARLE INCREASES SAYTEX FR PRICES .......... 136
  • QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE ROLLING IN .......... 136
  • TOP CHEM SUPPLIERS FORM JOINT E-MARKET .......... 139
  • UNIFRAX REUNITES WITH FRENCH FIBERS PRODUCER .......... 141
  • PHOSPHOROUS MARKET SEES GROWTH, UPHEAVAL .......... 141
  • DSB GROUP PLEADS TO PRICE-FIXING CONSPIRACY .......... 143
  • ALCAN GETS SHARES, CALLS FOR PROCESS .......... 144
  • BASF SELLS PLASTICS UNIT TO PMC GROUP .......... 145
  • BAYER ACQUIRES SYBRON CHEMICALS .......... 145
  • FMC TO BECOME TWO SEPARATE BUSINESSES .......... 146
  • JOINT B2B WEB SITE UP .......... 147
  • GERMAN GIANT EXPANDS IN RUSSIA .......... 148
  • GREAT LAKES STARTS MEXICO PLANT .......... 149
  • ALCOA TO SUSPEND ST. CROIX PRODUCTION .......... 149
  • BRIEFLY NOTED .......... 150
  • DSM TO APPOINT MEMBER TO ITS SUPERVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS .......... 150
    • GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL NAMES CEO AS ITS NEXT CHAIRMAN .......... 150
    • ALBEMARLE INCREASES ITS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND .......... 150
    • CYTEC INDUSTRIES ELECTS DIRECTOR .......... 150
    • MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS SEES RECORD SALES .......... 151
    • LYDALL POSTS RISE IN INCOME .......... 151
    • ROHM & HAAS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2000 EARNINGS .......... 151
    • SOLUTIA REPORTS EARNINGS .......... 152
    • ALBEMARLE REPORTS RECORD OPERATING NET INCOME .......... 152
    • CLARIANT INTL. SEES A 20% INCREASE .......... 152
    • DEAD SEA BROMINE GROUP FIRST QUARTER 2000 SALES ARE UP .......... 152
    • DSM SEES ITS HIGHEST QUARTERLY SALES .......... 153
    • TYCO INTERNATIONAL REPORTS 50% INCREASE IN NET INCOME .......... 153
    • ROHM & HAAS CO. SENIOR VP RETIRES .......... 153
    • ROGERS CORP. CREATES POSITION OF MANAGER OF INVESTOR AND PUBLIC
    • RELATIONS .......... 153
    • GREAT LAKES CHEMICALS ADDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS .......... 153
    • GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP. POLYMER ADDITIVES PRESIDENT RESIGNS .......... 154
    • ALCAN ALUMINIUM TO REORGANIZE .......... 154
    • ALCAN ALUMINUM ANNOUNCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS .......... 154
    • ALCOA NAMES VP/CEO .......... 155
    • ALBEMARLE WINS EXCELLENCE AWARD .......... 155
  INSTRUMENTATION/DETECTION .......... 156
  • MOUNTING BASES UPDATE SYSTEMS .......... 156
  • SPECTRAL OVERLAP IN OPTICAL UNIT .......... 158
  • WAFER EXTENDS TEST RANGE FOR DETECTORS .......... 160
  • DEVICES OPERATE ON TWO-WIRE SUPPLY LINE .......... 162
  • WIRELESS BREAKS INSTALLATION PARADIGM .......... 163
  • EDAMS SYSTEM PROTECTS SHIPBOARD MAGAZINES .......... 165
  • UNIT RECORDS EVENTS, ANALYZES DATA .......... 165
  • SYSTEM ADAPTS TO LARGE-SCALE OPERATION .......... 166
  • STROBES HELP RESCUE CREWS .......... 167
  • FIRE SYSTEMS FOR SUPER-SIZE VEHICLES .......... 168
  • FIRE CODE REQUIRES SPRINKLERS IN HOTELS .......... 169
  • ALARM CAPABLE OF VARIOUS MODES .......... 170
  INSULATION .......... 172
  • ZONAL MELTING SLOWS TEMP RISE .......... 172
  • SEALANT FIREPROOFS WITHIN 15 MIN. .......... 174
  • SILICONE POLYMER USED ON WIRES AND CABLES .......... 176
  • COMPOSITION USES AEROGEL, GELATIN .......... 176
  • MATS TAKE HEAT IN RACE CARS .......... 177
  INTUMESCENTS .......... 178
  • FLAME SEAL PROTECTS SACRED LANDMARKS .......... 178
  • VITREOUS FILLERS SUPPRESS SMOKE .......... 180
  • CELLULOSE STOPS TIME DEPENDENT HARDENING .......... 181
  • FORMULATIONS USE PA-6 NANOCOMPOSITE HYBRID .......... 182
  • INTERLOCKING TABS HOLD COLLAR SECURELY .......... 183
  • EXTRUDATES YIELD GAS SEALS .......... 184
  • GEL SANDWICH IS SHOCK-RESISTANT .......... 185
  • STYRENE ADDITIVE EXPANDS, PROTECTS .......... 186
  • REAR-VENTILATED CLADDING COATED .......... 187
  • COATING LOWERS AMMONIA RELEASE IN TROPICS .......... 188
  • EVE BEHAVIOR DEPENDS ON ADDITIVE RATIO .......... 188
  • LINE EXTENDED TO COVERS AND CLAMPS .......... 190
  • EXPANDABLE GRAPHITE MAKES A COATING .......... 191
  • MODEL INVESTIGATES CHARRING IN COMPOSITES .......... 192
  • LOW DENSITY COATING EQUALS THICKER ONE .......... 193
  • GLASSES MAKE COATING SELF-EXTINGUISHING .......... 195
  • CATALYSTS EFFECTIVE ONLY TO CERTAIN POINT .......... 195
  • SYSTEM MAKES EPOXY DURABLE .......... 196
  • BARRIER MATERIAL SELF-SUPPORTING .......... 198
  • COATINGS WORK ON EXPOSED STEEL .......... 199
  LUBRICANTS .......... 200
  • PURIFIER PROTECTS PHOSPHATE ESTER .......... 200
  • LAMINATES: IMPROVEMENTS MADE TO EMBOSSING RESINS .......... 200
  MARKETING .......... 203
  • CHEMICAL MAKER TO SET XML STANDARDS .......... 203
  • ROHM & HAAS LICENSES 29,000 MYSAP USERS .......... 204
  • DSBG ORDERS PRICE INCREASES .......... 204
  • PRICE INCREASES FOR PHOSPHATES .......... 205
• MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS .......... 206
  • BAYER BUY OF SYBRON APPROVED, COMPLETED .......... 206
  • SUMITOMO TO BUY FROM OXYCHEM .......... 206
  • ALUMINA REFINERIES SOLD IN MERGER DEAL .......... 207
  • LAPORTE DIVISIONS FORM COMPANY .......... 207
  • REICHHOLD PURCHASES SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY .......... 208
  • MERGER MAKES ALUMINUM GIANT .......... 209
  • ALCOA ACQUIRES BRIT PLANTS, DISTRIBUTORS .......... 209
• NON-HALOGENATED CHEMICALS .......... 211
  • MINERALS USED AS ADDITIVES TO CROSS 136 MILLION METRIC TONS BY 2005 .......... 211
  • MOLYBDENUM/ZINC SYNERGY RESEARCH .......... 213
  • COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF NCENDX P-30 BEGINS .......... 214
  • TEAM EXPLORES EXPANSION OF BORATE .......... 215
  • MERGERS COULD AFFECT ATH PRICES .......... 216
  • MGOH2 PARTICLES MEET REQUIREMENTS .......... 218
  • FILLER MADE FROM ACETYLENE BYPRODUCT .......... 218
  • ADDITIVES EXTENDED TO COLOR CONCENTRATES .......... 220
  • METAL OXIDE, GRAPHITE ACT IN SYNERGY .......... 221
  • SILICA MECHANISM HAS TWO MAIN EFFECTS .......... 222
  • ANTIMONY PENTOXIDE DISPERSION DEVELOPED .......... 224
  • STEP ALIGNS BN FILLER ON A-AXIS, NOT C-AXIS .......... 224
  • ZINC-COATED FILLERS PROTECT POLYMERS .......... 225
  • ATH DEVELOPED FOR PCB LAMINATES .......... 226
  • WOLLASTONITE ENHANCES SILICONE FOAM .......... 228
  • FINE MELAMINE MAKES ATH BLEND .......... 229
  • PLASTIC FOR COMPUTERS TRANSPARENT, RETARDANT .......... 230
  • ZEOLITES RETARD LIQUID CRYSTALS .......... 231
  • COMPOSITES USE CLAYS MODIFIED WITH SALTS .......... 233
  • ATH SEEING UPSWING FOR MANY REASONS .......... 233
  • A "FRIENDLY" WIRE BOARD .......... 234
  • BAYER MOVES TO MEET DEMAND .......... 235
  • PROCESS YIELDS DOUBLE MELAMINE .......... 235
  • JAPANESE TECHNOLOGY MAKES PHOSPHORIC ESTER .......... 236
  • BOEHMITE FILLER PROTECTS CABLES .......... 236
  • COMPOUND IMPROVES ORGANIC MATERIALS .......... 237
  • ZINC STANNATE SOLS PREPARED .......... 238
  • COATED FILLER ENHANCES RESIN .......... 239
  • SILICON DIOXIDE BASED POWDER MADE FOR PAINT .......... 240
  • ALUMINUM SALTS WORK IN MOLDED PARTS .......... 241
• POLYMERS/RESINS .......... 243
  • POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES MARKET EXPECTED TO GROW TO $195 MILLION BY 2004 .......... 243
  • SEMI-SUB MADE FROM FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN .......... 245
  • ENDOTHERMIC SYSTEM YIELDS FLEXIBLE PP .......... 245
  • POLYKETONE BLEND FORMULATED .......... 247
  • URETHANE FOAMS RECOVER SLOWLY .......... 248
  • TOUGHER GENERATION OF LED TRAFFIC LIGHTS .......... 249
  • POLYMERS RETAIN MECHANICAL STRENGTH .......... 250
  • RESINS MORE USEFUL WITH GLASS TRANSITION .......... 251
  • VINYL ESTER ACCEPTED BY COAST GUARD .......... 251
  • METAL NANOPARTICLES ACT AS SYNERGISTS .......... 252
  • PHOSPHINATES ADD FINISH TO POLYESTERS .......... 254
  • MELAMINE POLYAMIDE CLOSE TO HALOGEN TYPES .......... 255
  • SILICONE COATING ADDS STRENGTH, MOLDABILITY .......... 256
  • GLASS-REINFORCED RESINS NEEDED IN E&E MARKET .......... 257
  • THERMOPLASTIC COATS ELECTRICAL CABLES .......... 258
  • COMPOSITES AVOID TOXIC MATERIALS .......... 259
  • R&D OF COMBUSTION PROCESS PROMOTED .......... 261
  • POLYCARBONATE LINE REACHES MARKET .......... 263
  • TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS "ALIEN" TO LIVE .......... 263
  • X-RAYS INVESTIGATE DEGRADATION, CHARRING .......... 265
  • PC/ABS BLEND HAS LOW MELT VISCOSITY .......... 266
  • MULTIFLEX TPE CHOSEN FOR AIRBAG COVERS .......... 266
  • NON-BLOOMING BLEND MOLDS WELL .......... 268
  • ELASTOMERS AFFECT MORE THAN PUR FOAMS .......... 268
  • GROWTH SEEN IN RED PHOSPHORUS .......... 269
  • MORE LFRT TO MEET EURO DEMAND .......... 269
  • CUSTOM-MADE PLASTICS POSSESS MORE STABILITY .......... 271
  • MOLDING COMPOUNDS RESIST STRESS CRACKING .......... 272
  • NYLON CHALLENGES LIQUID POLYMERS .......... 274
  • PES FOUND GOOD FOR BOTTLES .......... 274
  • IBM PLANS TO RECYCLE PCs .......... 275
  • SOLID ADDITIVES IMPROVE STABILITY .......... 277
  • KYDEX SHEET HAS GRANITE LOOK .......... 277
• SAFETY .......... 279
  • TOXICITY LEVELS EQUAL FOR FIREFIGHTERS/PUBLIC .......... 279
• TESTING/STANDARDS .......... 280
  • CALIBRATION CURVES FOR RED OAK RELEASED .......... 280
  • EUROPEAN REGULATORS HARMONIZE TEST SYSTEM .......... 282
  • UL 1694 EVALUATES SMALL COMPONENTS .......... 283
  • FTT UPDATES CALORIMETERS .......... 284
  • BROMINE-PROTECTED TVS LOWER EMISSION LEVELS .......... 285
  • SOME FURNITURE SAFE, SOME NOT .......... 287
  • PURSER FURNACE CREATES STABILITY .......... 289
  • PROTOCOLS DEVELOPED, VALIDATED BY FIPEC .......... 290
  • ICAL-BASED PROTOCOL DEVELOPED FOR SIDING .......... 292
  • FIPEC DEVELOPS LARGE-SCALE PROCEDURES .......... 294
  • TECHNIQUE DETERMINES THREATS IN MATTRESSES .......... 296
  • CABLES EVALUATED IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION .......... 297
  • TEST EXTRUDER SCREENS, FORMULATES CONTINUOUSLY .......... 299
  • CALORIMETER MEASURES HEAT-RELEASE CAPACITY .......... 301
  • NEBRASKA ADOPTS NFPA 1 CODE .......... 302
  • CHINA ASSOCIATION ADOPTS NFPA CODES .......... 302
  • MOLIC MOUSE MODEL SIMULATES DEGRADATION .......... 303
  • CONCENTRATES: FORMULATION AIDS CHEMICAL DISPERSION .......... 304

  LIST OF TABLES

  • SUMMARY TABLE: U.S. FLAME-RETARDANT CHEMICALS VALUE, THROUGH 2003 .......... XIII
  • 1 USE OF MINERALS AS ADDITIVES OR FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, THROUGH 2005 .......... 212
  • 2 U.S. VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2004 .......... 244

  LIST OF FIGURES

  • SUMMARY FIGURE: U.S. FLAME-RETARDANT CHEMICALS VALUE, 2000 AND 2003 .......... XIII
  • 1 USE OF MINERALS AS ADDITIVES OR FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS, 2000 AND 2005 .......... 212
  • 2 U.S. VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCTION, 2000 AND 2004 .......... 244