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  • Flame Retardants: Background and Effectiveness

    Flame Retardants: Background and Effectiveness

    Flame Retardants: Background and Effectiveness Fire safety can be achieved by means of active or passive fire protection. Passive fire protection involves using materials or products with superior fire performance so as to either minimize the probability of ignition or, if ignition does occur, minim... read more

    Nov 26,2020 Industry News
  • Eco friendly flame retardant for textile

    Eco friendly flame retardant for textile

    Current UK regulations require our furniture and furnishings meet what is known as the ‘match test’ under fire safety standards. The match test is designed to replicate a match or small flame igniting the cover fabric on upholstered furniture. The test material is placed tightly against a flammable ... read more

    Nov 26,2020 Industry News
  • FIRE CAN STRIKE ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME, SO IT'S CRUCIAL TO PLAN FOR THE WORST

    FIRE CAN STRIKE ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME, SO IT'S CRUCIAL TO PLAN FOR THE WORST

        Building codes specify the number of hours a structure must withstand a given temperature, based on a variety of characteristics of the building in question. There are three key considerations when creating a fire protection plan: life safety, fire suppression, and protection of the structure. ... read more

    Nov 26,2020 Industry News
  • brominated flame retardants

    brominated flame retardants

    Although the U.S. and the EU banned the manufacturing of certain types of PBDEs (polybrominated diphenylethers) by 2004, Britain's progress on the regulation front is much slower and PBDEs have yet to be completely phased out.   PBDEs have gained a prominent place in the hierarchy of most toxic orga... read more

    Nov 26,2020 Industry News
  • fabric become fire retardant

    fabric become fire retardant

    There are three main ways that a fabric may become fire retardant (FR):   First,  the fabric may itself consist of, and be woven from, yarns which are inherently fire retardant e.g. wool. This is the best solution as the drape and natural feel of the fabric is unaffected.   Second, and most commonly... read more

    Nov 26,2020 Industry News

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