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News Release from: Chemtura | Subject: Brominated flame retardants
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 12 November 2003
Price hike for flame retardants
Great Lakes Chemical Corp has increased the prices of a range of brominated flame retardants by 10%.
Great Lakes Chemical Corp has increased the prices of a range of brominated flame retardants by 10% The increases will come into effect for shipments after 7th December 2003, or where contracts allow
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Brominated flame retardants forced upwards
Chemtura has announced worldwide price increases ranging from $0.65/kg to $1.40/kg for some of its brominated flame retardant grades.
Prices will increase for Great Lakes brominated flame retardants and derivatives including: Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) - Great Lakes CD-75P and SP-75 series; Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA) - Great Lakes BA-59P; and Tribromophenol additives (TBP) - Great Lakes PH-73FF.
The company stated that the new pricing is driven by increasing energy and raw material costs and ongoing environmental and regulatory costs.
HBCD products provide a high level of flame retardant performance to polystyrene foams.
TBBA is an effective flame retardant for epoxy resins used in printed circuit boards and other thermoplastic electronics applications.
TBP, a reactive flame retardant, is most often used as an intermediate in the manufacture of polymeric brominated flame retardants.
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