Textiles and Thermoplastics

Expanded SAYTEX ALERO® Portfolio: Innovation that Starts with the Customer  

Sept. 30, 2026

 

Driven by technological innovation, increasing performance demands, sustainability objectives, and evolving market expectations, the flame retardant industry continues to transform. This portfolio expansion is the result of extensive customer engagement and collaboration across the value chain. Albemarle's commercial, technical, and product teams worked closely with customers to understand the unique challenges they face across applications, and those insights directly informed the development of application-specific grades tailored to distinct performance and processing requirements. 

 

The expanded portfolio introduces SAYTEX ALERO® Fine™, developed for textiles and adhesives applications, and SAYTEX ALERO® Optima™, developed for thermoplastics applications. These additions build on the success of the SAYTEX ALERO polymeric flame retardant platform and reflect Albemarle's commitment to delivering customer-driven innovation and long-term value.

"Our leadership in flame retardant innovation resulted in SAYTEX ALERO®. Designed to address customers’ evolving needs, it reflects Albemarle’s commitment to delivering next generation, high-performance solutions.”

 Melissa Anderson, Chief Business Transformation Officer

The expanded portfolio includes:

 

SAYTEX ALERO Fine

Developed for textiles and adhesives applications, SAYTEX ALERO Fine is designed for customers seeking effective dispersion, formulation flexibility and high-quality surface finishes in flame-retardant coatings.  

 

SAYTEX ALERO Optima

Engineered for thermoplastics applications, SAYTEX ALERO Optima is designed to provide formulation flexibility, processing benefits and optimized performance across a range of thermoplastic systems, while enabling reduced reliance on antimony trioxide (ATO).

" Our advanced polymeric flame retardant platform provides our customers with the benefits of superior technical performance and improved value-in-use with proactive regulatory considerations"

 Eric Norris, Chief Commercial Officer, Global

Albemarle will showcase the expanded SAYTEX ALERO portfolio at the FAKUMA International Trade Fair in Germany this October. 

 

We look forward to connecting with customers and industry professionals to discuss how these application-specific solutions are helping address their evolving needs. If you plan to attend FAKUMA, we invite you to visit us and learn more. 

 

If you are not attending the event, visit our Polymeric Hub or contact us to learn more.