LANXESS: Expand US plant flame retardant production

German specialty chemicals company LANXESS announced on May 19 that it has completed a bottleneck project at the Flame Retardant Plant in Arnold El Dorado, USA.

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The project will increase its Emerald Innovation 3000 flame retardant production from 10,000 metric tons / year to 14,000 metric tons / year.

Polystyrene insulation foam manufacturers used HBCD flame retardants, has been used to other similar to the LANXESS Emerald Innovation 3000 sustainable flame retardant. “About 50% of global demand is the new technology,” said Anno Borkowsky, director of the LANXESS Additives Business Unit (ADD). “This division is responsible for the Emerald Innovation 3000, which was acquired by Lanxess in April 2017 The United States when the company began to take over responsible.

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Emerald Innovation 3000 is manufactured at LANXESS’s facility in Arnold El Dorado. Recently, a new 11,000-square-foot facility in the southern part of the company will support the development of improved new flame retardants.

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