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Flame retardants: A changing Landscape

  • James Houlder
  • Polymer Compounders Limites on behalf of Kedu Polymers Industries BV

Due to the growing health concerns regarding the toxicity of flame retardants in polymers in Europe and the Americas, Polymer Compounders Limited (PCL) investigated ways to develop a safer alternative. They achieved their goal by creating the Notoxicom® family of flame retardant materials. Notoxicom® B6000 (FR PC/ABS) and Notoxicom® S6000 (FR PC/ASA).
Notoxicom® is our registered tradename for specialist halogen and aryl phosphate ester free flame retardant polymers. These materials are unique because they retain industry-leading performance whilst being much less toxic to human health. Notoxicom® polymers can be used in many different applications, such as battery casings to state-of-the-art medical devices.
“World’s first UL94 V0 at 0.8 mm halogen and aryl phosphate ester free, very low toxicity FR PC/ABS and FR PC/ASA materials that do not compromise material properties and give lightweighting advantages.” - (Stephen Blair, 2022, Technical Manager).