LANXESS FLAME RETARDANTS
HIGH PERFORMING PHOSPHOROUS AND BROMINE FLAME RETARDANTS
Enhance escape time
At our R&D center in Naugatuck, new flame retardants, both brominated and non-halogen are discovered, invented, developed, and formulated in our synthesis and testing laboratories together with the early stage process development. For applications development, technical service, and customer problem solving, we utilize state-of-the-art compounding equipment, analytical instrumentation, and mechanical property testing equipment. 
Our chemical process technology laboratory in El Dorado specializes in the process development for both new flame retardants and existing flame retardants. Our newly built, modern pilot plant allows us scale-up capabilities not only for understanding new and existing processes, but also to provide potential customers with the required new product quantities for their applications. 
How LANXESS flame retardants protect you
Escape time
Flame retardants slow the spread of fire and lower heat release.
Disflamoll, Reofos and Levagard
LANXESS is able to delay the development of fire through the flame retardants Disflamoll, Reofos and Levagard.
Disflamoll and Levagard
LANXESS ensures vehicles don’t burst into flames…
Disflamoll, Levagard and Emerald Innovation
Flame retardants from LANXESS delay the spread of fire in vehicles – and put criminals in risky situations.
WHAT ARE FLAME RETARDANTS? HOW DO THEY WORK? WHY DO WE NEED THEM?
The advent of plastics and synthetic textiles in the ‘50s and ‘60s led to more and more flammable materials and ignition sources entering our living spaces. While these products made our lives more comfortable and functional, they also increased the risk of fire. It was soon realized that fire safety standards were essential to reduce their risk. Such standards were therefore developed for electrical and electronic appliances, furniture, thermal insulation and many other flammable products and components. It was also discovered that flame retardants provided a technically and economically feasible technique to comply with these standards.
The term “flame retardant” describes a wide range of substances used to prevent or slow down a fire. Flame retardants are simply chemicals that are incorporated into materials that burn easily, in order to prevent ignition or slow down a fire. Therefore, flame retardants help to prevent fires, or if started slow down fire spread, reduce heat release, smoke formation and toxic fire effluents. Most importantly, they enhance the time available for safe escape. This can mean the difference between life and injury or even death.
Flame retardants
Reduce likelihood of ignition
Reduce heat release
Slow down fire growth
Facts & Figures
This graph shows that with flame retarded products in a typical home, time to flashover can be significantly extended. This gives the occupants valuable time to discover the fire, alert other people, call the fire brigade and evacuate the building. Fire statistics from the UK and Ireland show that there is a distinct downward trend in the number of fires [1].
Conversely, the USA has witnessed an upward trend in fire fatality rates in the last few years due to changes in their furniture standards [2].
There is a strong correlation between these statistics and the use or non-use of flame retardants.
[1]https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/#tab-1
[2]Kacew et al., 2021 Risks and Benefits associated with the use of BFRs
A recent study [3] has shown that flame retarded furniture used in Great Britain helps to delay time to flashover and reduces smoke production when compared to non flame retarded furniture used in the U.S. and France.
[3]Blais, M.S., Carpenter, K. & Fernandez, K., Comparative Room Burn Study of Furnished Rooms from the United Kingdom, France and the United States Fire Technol (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-019-00888-8
QUALITY SUSTAINS.
Like all chemicals, flame retardants need to undergo extensive testing and safety assessments throughout their life cycle to make sure they comply with all relevant legislation and do not cause harm to people or the environment.
We believe the public should not be forced to choose between human health and environmental protection on the one hand and fire safety on the other – they are entitled to both. Our business demands the highest standards of both fire retardancy performance and environmental sustainability.
Solutions to make our daily lives safer
A variety of flame retardant technologies is needed to address the complex challenges posed by the diversity of materials and their intended uses. LANXESS, as one of the global leaders in flame retardants, offers a wide spectrum of solutions for applications such as e-mobility, electronic components, electrical enclosures, building products, furniture foam and more.
Download our brochure here and find out more about our broad flame reatardants product range for versatile applications.
PolystyreneLoop Plant
PolystyreneLoop Plant Grand Opening
On June 16, 2021, PS Loop opened their first recycling plant in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. This plant will produce 3,000 tonnes of usable polystyrene from demolition PS waste while recovering bromine from flame retardants.
Sustainability Commitment
LANXESS management makes sustainability its business
Board of Management compensation tied to sustainability goals
All sustainability activities bundled and assigned to Board of Management members’ portfolios
COLOGNE March 04, 2021
A safety working day with LANXESS
Safely through the day with LANXESS
Tough and very fire-resistant
LANXESS offers new flame-retardant thermoplastic composite materials with a polyamide 6 matrix
Top classification of V-0 in UL 94 flammability test
High degree of strength and rigidity
Focus on automotive, electrical/electronic and industrial applications
COLOGNE October 16, 2020
Custom materials for the electric mobility charging infrastructure
Electric vehicles – a growing market
Know-how transfer from E&E and automotive applications
Focus on charging plugs, charging stations, wallboxes, and inductive charging systems
Comprehensive range of engineering services during component development
COLOGNE July 22, 2020
High-tech thermoplastics for the vehicles of the future
LANXESS at the VDI Congress “Plastics in Automotive Engineering”, July 28 and 29
Motorcycle tank made from polyamide 6 as a cost-effective single-material solution
Brake pedal in composite design for electric sports cars
Continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites for components in high-voltage batteries
Broad range of products for charging plugs
COLOGNE June 25, 2020
Tepex with inherent flame-retardant properties
Continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites from LANXESS for electric vehicles
Fabric structure and high fiber content prevent flames from spreading
Flame-retardant product variants with UL 94 V-0 classification
Highly suitable for use in flame-resistant high-voltage battery components and inductive charging
COLOGNE March 05, 2020
Smart and sustainable flame retardants for foam in construction applications
Oligomeric and reactive phosphorus compounds for polyurethane and polyisocyanurate
Polymeric, bromine-containing flame retardants for expanded and extruded polystyrene
COLOGNE July 02, 2019
Electrical and Electronic
The application of flame retardants in the Electrical and Electronic (E&E) market can be divided into four major segments: connectors, printed wire boards, enclosures, and cables.
Construction
Building and construction products have to fulfill a multitude of performance requirements. One essential criterion for all types of construction material is fire safety. Fire safety is composed of different elements such as building design, type of used materials, use of fire alarms and sprinkler systems.
The fire safety performance of construction products can be improved by the addition of flame retardants. The choice of the appropriate flame retardant depends on the type of material and its use within the building.
| Technical Data Sheets |
| Disflamoll DPK |
| Reofos 50 |
| Disflamoll DPO |
| Levagard PP |
| Levagard TEP-Z |
| Emerald Innovation 3000 |
| PHT4 |
Transportation
Transportation plays an important role in our modern society. Different types of transportation involve different risks for fire and different fire scenarios. Thus a variety of different fire standards reflect different fire scenarios. Various types of flame retardants are used in materials for transportation depending on the type of material and its final application.
| Technical Data Sheets |
| Levagard TP LXS 51114 |
| Disflamoll DPK |
| Disflamoll 51092 |
| Uniplex FRP 64 |
| PDBS-80 |
| BC-52 |
| BC-58 |
Support
LANXESS has a long history of promoting the safe and effective use of flame retardants. We have a strong belief in the value of fire safety in our modern world and support those organizations that seek to improve fire safety standards that benefit society. We continually strive to provide government officials, regulators, legislators, the public and other stakeholders with the best science-based facts to address questions that arise around the use of flame retardant products.
Advocacy organizations that we support include
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