flame retardants save lives

Look around any home, office, or vehicle, and chances are Great Lakes flame retardant additives are hard at work. From computer monitors' plastic casings, the circuit boards found in electronic appliances, and the foams and fabrics used in furniture and automobiles, to the wiring behind walls and inside components, these additives are silently protecting the products you rely on every day.

Innovation Leader

Great Lakes is a leader in new product innovation and development. Working with our broad base of flame retardant types, our breakthrough offerings range from a single new molecule to synergistic blends of phosphorus and bromine, bromine and antimony, and other unique combinations. Great Lakes flame retardants research and development centers are located in North America and Europe. To learn about our newest products, view our New Product Highlights.

Extensive Industry Knowledge

Great Lakes flame retardants are found in building materials, furniture, mattresses, computer housings, televisions, consumer electronics, cable, and automotive applications. We keep ourselves abreast of current trends, regulations and needs in all of these industries. Making flame retardant additives that meet the required industry standards for each application is the basis of our business.  Making them cost-effective and easy to use makes us successful.

Unmatched Service

Great Lakes provides world-class customer service, answering your questions promptly and meeting your specific local service needs. Whether you have questions about product choice, cost, or delivery time, our knowledgeable sales, technical service, and customer service teams are here to help. 

Press Releases - Great Lakes Flame Retardants

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PRESS RELEASE
VECAP – A Voluntary Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Product Stewardship Initiative
Chemtura is committed to developing and implementing the VECAP program for brominated flame retardants. This is an innovative Voluntary Emission Control Action Program designed to reduce and where possible eliminate avoidable emissions of brominated flame retardants into the environment from manufacturing processes. It is a novel and ambitious process because it is voluntary and involves cooperation through at least three levels of the supply chain. Click here to see how Chemtura supports the Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Voluntary Emission Control Action Program (VECAP™).
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PRESS RELEASE
Chemtura Corporation announces an off-list price increase of $0.25/kg for its BA-59P flame retardant (tetrabrominobisphenol A), effective September 1 or where contracts allow.

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SAVING LIVES
Flame Retardants Helped Save Lives in Toronto Air Crash
On August 2, an Air France jet crashed on landing at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Fortunately, a tragedy was averted and all 309 passengers and crewmembers escaped.
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MERGER NEWS
Great Lakes and Crompton have joined forces ... we're now Chemtura
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Interested in learning more about what products Chemtura offers in our Plastics Additives and Flame Retardants businesses? View our brochure.

NEW PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT
Reofos® NHP
Developed for the high density flexible polyurethane foam market; used in the automotive industry; cost effective; alternative to halophosphates.
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