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Appliance Cable

Appliance cables are used in the internal wiring of equipment and machines, as well as any external connecting cables and power cords. Cable flammability requirements are generally based on single wire or cable constructions.

Contact our Technical Service team to determine our product that best suits your needs, needs or see our Product Guide below.

Market Trends

  • PVC still the predominate polymer used

  • Heat stabilizers moving towards more calcium/zinc based solutions as replacements for the traditional lead-based stabilizers

  • Certain heavy metals limited in some applications leading to changes in pigments, stabilizers and other additives

  • Move by some original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) towards halogen-free polyolefin based compounds

  • Significant production shifting towards Asia Pacific region to be closer to the equipment manufacturers

Regulatory Updates

  • Recycling of wires and cables increasing in importance as manufacturers consider recycling of their equipment

Product Guide for Appliance Cable

Great Lakes DE-83R™

Firemaster®2100

Reofos®65

Reofos®95

Kronitex®TCP

Kronitex®TXP

Timonox®/TMS®

FireShield®H

Thermoguard®S

Microfine®/Ultrafine®

Zinc Borate 223

Zinc Borate 467

Ongard®2

FireShield LSFR®

Thermoguard®CPA

Fyrebloc®Products

Thermoguard®Products


Key Polymers





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