Keyword: Flame Retardant

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Italmatch Adds Flame Retardant Capacity in China

25.10.2022 -

Italmatch, an Italian multinational specialty chemicals company, has started building a second flame retardants manufacturing plant in China. The expansion will expand...

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BSEF Calls for Removal of EU Flame Retardant Ban

10.12.2019 - In a statement issued on the publication of the European Commission’s new Ecodesign requirements for electronic displays, the International Bromine Council (BSEF) called for the...

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RheinChemie Absorbs Rubber and Colorant Additives

03.07.2017 - As planned, German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has revised its organizational structure to reflect the incorporation of activities acquired with US flame retardant and...

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Lanxess Expands Chemtura Flame Retardant Output

23.05.2017 - Shortly after acquiring US flame retardant specialist Chemtura, in April, Lanxess has announced it will expand capacity of the Emerald Innovation 3000 flame retardant production...

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Chemtura Expands Its Distribution Relationship with Azelis Americas

09.01.2017 - US specialty chemicals company Chemtura is expanding its relationship with Azelis Americas with effect from Feb. 1, 2017. The company will become Chemtura’s sole distributor for...

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Stahl Acquires Eagle Performance Products

23.11.2016 - Dutch group Stahl has acquired US flame retardant specialist Eagle Performance Products for an undisclosed sum. The addition of water-based flame retardants opens up endless...

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Chemtura Phasing out HBCD

19.10.2015 - Citing regulatory restrictions that have made the business “unsustainable,” US chemical producer Chemtura said it plans to end production of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)-based...

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ICL to Close Flame Retardant Line

13.05.2015 - Israeli chemical group ICL said its ICL Industrial Products segment (ICL IP) will close a manufacturing plant for its FR-1210 flame retardant product. The closure follows the...