The polyamide 66 Durethan DP AKV 30 FN00 from specialty chemicals group Lanxess is proving extremely successful as a material for flame-retardant components in consumer electronics in Asian markets.

One reason is that many equipment manufacturers in the industry are now voluntarily agreeing to give preferential treatment to plastics with halogen-free flame retardancy properties.

Polyamides whose additives are not only flame-retardant but also free of red phosphorus have been especially popular in recent times.

"Our material meets precisely these requirements. It achieves excellent ratings in flame retardancy tests, has a wide processing window for injection molding and is perfect for components with very thin walls such as plug connectors, coil formers and tiny USB plugs," explains Alexander Radeck, an expert in application development at Lanxess' Semi-Crystalline Products business unit.