Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
Tags: Clariant, Flame Retardant, halogen-free
The American Home Furnishings Alliance is launching a new web site today to correspond with tonight's airing of "Toxic Hot Seat," an HBO documentary about the use of fire-retardant chemicals in furniture. The documentary shows the ...
Tags: AHFA, website, address, furniture, flammability
The issue of toxic chemicals in upholstery foam is the subject of a HBO documentary scheduled to air on Monday, Nov. 25, the New York Times reports. In "Toxic Hot Seat," directors James Redford and Kirby Walker explore the health impact ...
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California has revised its controversial Technical Bulletin 117 and adopted a new flammability standard that should allow producers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain flame retardant chemicals beginning Jan. 1. ...
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It is one of the latest forms of "greenwashing" that has many thinking they are "recycling" solid waste, but the practice of dumping biosolids (which is really just concentrated human waste) on farm fields is a serious environmental ...
Tags: local, farms, waste, fertilizer
Specialty Chemicals Company LANXESS has completed the expansion of its cresol production plant in Leverkusen, Germany, and has now begun operating a newly constructed reaction system as well as a second 46-meter-high distillation column. ...
Tags: Cresol Production, Textile
The demand for Bisphenol A is mainly triggered by growing demand from electrical and electronic and automotive industries. Asia Pacific dominates the global market for Bisphenol A. The Bisphenol A report by Transparency Market Research ...
Tags: Bisphenol, TMR, Polycarbonate, electrical
Albemarle Corporation, a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of flame retardants, will increase the price of SAYTEX CP-2000 (tetrabromo bisphenol A) flame retardant by 15% on all shipments effective immediately or as ...
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Textile Exchange is excited to announce the release of the second bundle of chemical snapshots. This new group of Snapshots is designed to complement the first series of snapshots released in April 2013. This bundle expands the ...
Clariant, a leading specialty chemical company, announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Connell Brothers, the largest marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial ingredients in Asia Pacific, to market ...
Tags: Clariant Additives, Textile
In light of the expansion of the SVHC Candidate List, SGS provides an updated SVHC Screen Lite Program that helps fulfilling the REACH SVHC requirements for textile and footwear products. Addition of New SVHCs With the addition of 54 ...
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Americhem Inc., a global provider of custom color and additive solutions for synthetic fibers and technical textiles, will promote the Nofia line of inherently flame retardant polymers and additives at the Techtextil exhibition being held ...
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Everyone is emphasizing on the same thing today, that is to save the earth from the disastrous aftermaths of the modern-day evils that are, pollution, overpopulation and deforestation. The earth is in a dire need to be saved by reducing the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Textiles manufacturers faced with challenging new water discharge commitments have been handed a lifeline by quality assessment specialists Bureau Veritas. A new 'Zero Discharge' scheme from one of the world leaders in testing, inspection ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will begin assessments on 23 commonly used chemicals, with a specific focus on flame retardant chemicals, in order to more fully understand any potential risks to people’s ...