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Thanks to new product technology,
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation announces that it will cease production
of Penta-PBDE Flame Retardant by end of 2004 and transition to Firemaster®
550.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (November 3, 2003)—Great
Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK), citing years of research,
advances in technology and a favorable environmental assessment
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of what the company
calls the “new generation” of flame retardants, today announced
that it will voluntarily cease production of two widely-used flame
retardant chemicals, penta- and octa- polybrominated diphenyl ether,
by the end of 2004. Great Lakes will replace Penta-PBDE with a new
product called Firemaster® 550. More
here. . .
EPA
Statement
NASFM
Letter of Commendation to Great Lakes and the EPA
National
Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) Statement
U.S.
Legislative Activities Surrounding PBDEs
California
California
AB 2587: Bans Penta- and Octa-PBDE January 1, 2006 , and proposes
the recycle of plastics with up to 1% penta be allowed until 2010.
California
SB 50: Removes PBDEs from the reportable list of chemicals.
Maine
LD-1790 bans
the use of Penta-PBDE and Octa-PBDE as of January 1, 2006 . The
bill does not ban the use of Deca-PBDE.
Hawaii
HB
2013 bans the use of Penta- and Octa-PBDE as of January 1, 2006
. Deca-PBDE is not banned by this bill.
Minnesota
Currently,
draft bills in Minnesota 's House and Senate address select PBDEs.
Massachusetts
Very
broad legislation that includes prohibition on the use of Penta-PBDE.
New
York
AB
9293 bans the sale and use of Penta- and Octa-PBDEs as of January
1, 2006.
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