Wacker has launched a flame retardant solid silicone rubber, meeting EU railway fire safety standards (EN 45545-2), meeting HL2 for R1 and R7 requirements. This is achieved in ELASTOSIL® R 771 by enhancing the inherent fire performance of silicones with a halogen-free...
Swiss-based global colour and chemicals company Archroma, has launched new water-based, very low VOC polyurethane coatings applicable to wide range of fabrics, nonwovens and papers, for both indoor and outdoor applications, and particularly adapted for synthetic...
Kraiburg TPE has developed a series of PIN flame retardant TPE with adhesion to polyamide compounds. There is a strongly increasing demand for multi-material components, bringing together both engineering plastics (for mechanical performance), in particular...
Devan Chemicals has launched a new bio-based flame retardant for cotton and cotton/viscose blends, first of a Bio-Flam range under development. Devan Chemicals is a Belgium-based specialist textile chemical company. Bio-flam P307 is halogen-free (to EN 16785-1 2015)...
Vertellus has developed ZeMac copolymers for high RV (relative viscosity) nylons for performance extrusion components. Applications include automotive parts, piping, E&E, switches & lighting, printed circuit boards and textile fibres. The copolymers are...
