Albemarle
Daniel De Schryver, Albemarle, presented new polymeric brominated flame retardants for thermoplastic resins (styrenic polymers ABS/HIPS). Advantages include thermal stability (compatible with injection molding), melt blending, aesthetic quality (gloss), colour stability (with temperature, time) and mechanical properties better than current FR solutions. Mechanical recycling tests (injection molding, grind, re-melt, re-inject) showed no deterioration after six cycles (more stable than the neat polymer).