| In response to a number of market
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| | finish.While both chemistries offer
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| drivers, manufacturers of non-halogen
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| | promise for the future, it is unlikely
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| flame retardant additives and original
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| | that the time horizon for success is less
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| equipment manufacturers have been
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| | than 15 years. The key to the trend in
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| challenged to prophecy for their product
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| | development with these chemistries will
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| lines as they consider a future that is
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| | be improved physical properties and
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| clearly undefined and subject to
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| | enhanced char performance to reduce smoke
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| potentially limitless change due to
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| | and provide better fire protection.4)
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| regulatory oversight. However, some key
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| | Nanocomposites are coming --Nanocomposite
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| trends have developed over the past few
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| | metal hydrates are under development and
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| years and these also lead to changes in
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| | in limited cases being used commercially.
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| development direction, product
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| | Nanocomposites offer the promise of
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| rationalization and introduction, and
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| | reducing loading levels and improving
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| changes in market requirements. These
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| | performance characteristics in many
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| trends are developing due to the
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| | polymer systems. Nanocomposite
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| expressed needs within the marketplace
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| | technology for magnesium hydroxide could
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| for key product requirements including:-
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| | be the key to future opportunity albeit
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| environmental concerns,- regulatory
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| | at reduced load levels for the flame
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| concerns,- end user requirements and- end
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| | retardant additive. The relative impact
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| of life concerns.Key trends in
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| | in other non-halogen flame retardant
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| non-halogen flame retardant additives
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| | chemistries is yet to be determined.5)
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| include:1) Toxicity findings slow drive
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| | Recycling and waste reclamation programs
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| in non-halogen flame retardant growth,
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| | --Two primary programs in the European
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| but could also provide near-term
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| | Community are providing substantial
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| opportunity --The long awaited
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| | impetus to recycling efforts in very
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| toxicological findings for
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| | large global consumer markets, WEEE and
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| decabromodiphenyl ether and
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| | ELV. WEEE is the European Community
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| tetrabromobisphenol-A announced in 2005
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| | directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical
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| appear to have affected market interest
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| | and electronic equipment which, together
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| in alternative materials. While this
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| | with the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC,
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| downward turn has become evident late in
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| | became European Law in February 2003,
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| 2005, the regulatory scrutiny of
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| | setting collection, recycling and
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| halogenated flame retardants is expected
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| | recovery targets for all types of
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| to be persistent in the coming years and
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| | electrical goods. ELV is the European
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| successive regulatory initiatives are
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| | Community directive 2000/53/EC setting
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| expected. Current civil and regulatory
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| | end-of-life vehicle recovery and disposal
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| cases concerning perfluorochemicals could
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| | requirements for cars, vans and certain
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| provide opportunity for future
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| | three-wheeled vehicles and establishing
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| developments in non-halogen systems as
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| | limits on the use of hazardous substances
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| opposed to halogen-free systems; however,
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| | in the manufacture of new vehicles and
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| this presents a formulating issue for
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| | automotive components. There is a cost
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| many non-halogen compounders as
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| | driver to vehicle producers requiring
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| perfluorochemicals provide anti-drip and
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| | them to pay all or a significant part of
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| external lubrication properties to highly
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| | the costs of treating negative of nil
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| filled compounds.2) Polymer shifts to
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| | value ELVs at treatment facilities by
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| polyolefins drive magnesium hydroxide
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| | 2007.The impact of WEEE and ELV programs
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| growth --Magnesium hydroxide use has
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| | affect parts producers and original
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| grown due to shifts in two marketplaces:-
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| | equipment manufacturers around the world
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| EPDM roofing systems shifting to
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| | because of global manufacturing
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| polyolefin roofing systems, and-
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| | locations, global alliances and worldwide
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| polyvinyl chloride siding to polyolefin
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| | parts sourcing. As these directives take
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| siding.With significant indications that
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| | root in the supply chain in the coming
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| polyolefin resin developments will
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| | years and over the next decade, it is
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| continue to build upon metallocene
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| | expected to drive parts design and
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| capabilities, the polyolefin resin family
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| | composition in other geographical areas
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| may offer a wider range for application
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| | of the world due to inventory
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| development based upon resin replacement
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| | rationalization at OEMs.To view the full
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| opportunities. Because processing
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| | 50-page review of the market drivers and
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| temperatures of polyolefins are higher
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| | trends for the non-halogen flame
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| than the decomposition temperature of
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| | retardant market as analyzed by JMME,
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| aluminum trihydrate, the growth in
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| | Inc., please visit the Newsroom on the
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| polyolefin presents opportunities for
| |
| | JMME website.JMME, Inc., Copyright 2006,
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| magnesium hydroxide growth and the
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| | All rights reserved.John Moritz is
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| development of other flame retardant
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| | President of JMME, Inc., ( a consulting
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| systems with higher heat tolerance.3)
| |
| | firm providing manufacturers, end users
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| Siloxane and boron chemistry may hold key
| |
| | and regulators with advice and strategic
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| to future --
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| | guidance on the important role plastics
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| Siloxane chemistry is under review in
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| | play in today's corporate and personal
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| many applications and development
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| | worlds. Since its inception, JMME has
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| programs are not limited to any one
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| | been dedicated to corporate
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| particular resin system or market
| |
| | responsibility for developing safe
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| application; however siloxane materials
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| | products, effective protections provided
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| provide significant cost and processing
| |
| | by codes and standards for the safe use
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| hurdles to formulators. The primary
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| | of plastic products and the overall
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| benefit of siloxane chemistry is the
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| | protection of sports participants and
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| resilience of siloxane materials and
| |
| | spectators through effective testing and
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| improvements to physical performance they
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| | development of plastic sports equipment.
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| potentially provide to finished products
| |
| | John has written numerous articles and
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| containing non-halogen flame retardant
| |
| | presentations on issues related to the
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| additives.Boron chemistry is under review
| |
| | selection of plastics in various
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| with the potential for providing a key
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| | industries and their potential effects on
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| mechanism to a universal flame retardant
| |
| | the marketplace, environment and
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| for polymers used in aviation and space
| |
| | regulatory processes. John serves on
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| vehicles; however, while mechanisms are
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| | numerous codes and standards technical
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| being considered, routes and materials to
| |
| | committees where he has fought diligently
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| achieve successful implementation of
| |
| | to preserve the consensus process and the
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| those mechanisms are still lagging.
| |
| | integrity of the documents. Inquiries are
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| Boron chemistry provides excellent
| |
| | encouraged and welcomed.JMME is a
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| opportunity to formulators for reducing
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| | consulting firm specializing in plastics
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| smoke development from compounds to meet
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| | and flame retardant applications.
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| egress requirements from interior
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