Ciba Specialty Chemicals opens new production plant for halogenfree flame retardant

24-Oct-2006

Ciba specialty chemicals has opened its new production plant for Ciba MELAPUR 200 (melamine polyphosphate) to meet increased global demand for this halogenfree flame retardant. Giordano Righini, Head Segment Plastic Additives, inaugurated the plant which is located at the company's Lampertheim production site in Germany.

According to the company, the trend towards more stringent requirements for flame retardant plastics, with concerns about increased regulatory requirements for halogenated flame retardants, has increased the development of and demand for non-halogenated alternatives.

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