Look around any home, office, or vehicle, and
chances are Great Lakes flame retardant additives are hard at work,
silently protecting the products consumers rely on every day from
the destructive effects of fire. These additives are built into
the plastic casings of computer monitors. They protect circuit boards
found in electronic appliances. They're part of the foams and fabrics
used in furniture and automobiles, and the wiring behind walls and
inside components.
As the world's leading producer of bromine-, phosphorus-, and antimony-based
flame retardants and synergists, Great Lakes helps manufacturers
produce products that are safer by reducing the risk of fire.
Interested
in learning what products we have in our Plastics Additives and
Flame Retardants businesses? View our brochure.
Studies have shown that products containing a flame retardant provide up to 15 times the escape time of non flame-retarded product, however without such protection items such as television sets can be ignited in a matter of minutes ...
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www.acfse.org
Alliance for the Consumer Fire Safety in Europe
HOW FIRE BURNS
Heat, fuel, and oxygen, often referred to as the "fire triangle," are required for a fire to burn. By removing one of these components, flame retardants effectively keep the fire from burning ...
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MERGER NEWS
Great Lakes and Crompton have joined forces... we're now Chemtura
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MORE TIME TO ESCAPE
FIRE SAFETY
HOW FIRE BURNS
