Fire is a real problem

According to the National Fire Protection Association, in the United States alone, fires caused one civilian death every 2 hours 55 minutes, an injury every 30 minutes and one building fire every 65 seconds during 2011.

Learn more about U.S. Fire Statistics & U.S. Fire Loss Statistics

Albemarle can help

Our family of flame retardant products provide safe and effective solutions to this very serious threat to human safety.

Know the facts

You may have recently seen a select group of media outlets questioning both the effectiveness and safety of flame retardants.  In response to these claims, Albemarle has developed this online resource to educate the public on the proven effectiveness of our flame retardants in mitigating the inherent dangers of fires.  This resource also provides evidence that flame retardants, when used for their intended purposes, do not pose a threat to human health.