Albemarle Corporation - Polymer additives - Flame retardants - Markets - Construction & furnishings - Furnishings

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With phaseout of longtime popular pentaBDE additives winding down in 2004 and a new state mattress flammability standard (Calif. TB603) joining the nation’s strictest existing upholstered furniture flammability standard (Calif. TB117) in 2005, there is more of a need than ever for effective combustion modifiers that help maintain the comfort, support and durability of finished flexible polyurethane foam (FPF) products.

Complicating matters, each FPF production facility uses proprietary manufacturing technologies, so each manufacturer has to develop a unique strategy to convert its processes and products to new flame retardant additives.

That’s where Albemarle comes in.

Our flame retardant chemists have earned a global reputation as innovative problem-solvers with expertise in difficult chemistry. Working together with FPF manufacturers, we have commercialized a handful of new brominated and phosphorus flame retardants and halogen-phosphorus blends that are undergoing commercial evaluation now as substitutes for phased-out additives.

Albemarle’s new products, such as ANTIBLAZE® 182 flame retardant:

provide the needed level of combustion resistance;

meet or exceed environmental, health and safety objectives;

help maintain physical comfort support and durability;

can protect foam products from excessive discoloration during production; and

sustain reasonable economics so that end products remain commercially viable.

There are hundreds of flame retardants, each with its own performance and processing advantages. The right choice will enhance your product’s fire safety, be a good value and fit your unique storage, handling and processing requirements.

That’s why it makes sense to call Albemarle first. Look at a short list of our products below and contact us for more detailed information, or to discuss your own unique needs.

Product	Composition	Platform	Synergist	Physical form	Contact us
ANTIBLAZE® RX-35	Proprietary	Halogen-phosphorus blend	None	Liquid
ANTIBLAZE® TL-10-ST	Phosphate ester	Phosphorus	None	Liquid
ANTIBLAZE® 195	Tri(2,3-dichlorophyl)phosphate	Phosphorus	None	Liquid
ANTIBLAZE® V6	Phosphate ester	Phosphorus	None	Liquid
ANTIBLAZE® TMCP FLEX	Chlorinated phosphate ester	Phosphorus	None	Liquid
ANTIBLAZE® 180	Chloroalkyl phosphate ester	Phosphorus	None	Liquid
ANTIBLAZE® 182	Chlorinated phosphate ester	Phosphorus	None	Liquid