January 1991 Additives for Polymers

Fire retardant technology and marketing

in Western Europe, Canada, Australia and South Africa. Profits last year before tax amounted to !Z%Xhn on a turnover of S709m. A major capital expenditure programme is already under way at Tioxide to improve manufacturing technology and efficiency as well as to address envionmental issues.

BOOKS/PUBCLICATIONS

This book contains 23 original reports on a range of topics related to fire retardance and marketing of polymeric and other commerically important materials.

Topics range from the fme retardance of specific materials and products to chemistry, corn~~~g, testing, regulations, and fictional markets.

A variety of new technologies are discussed, including inorganic, brominated, silicone, styrene, and non-halogen flame retardants. Special reports include the application of these flame retardants to plastics, furniture, textiles, and building materials.

The text is supplementid with extensive new reference data included in 140 tables, graphs, schematics, and micro- photographs.

Published by:

Technom ic Publishing Co. Inc. 851 New Holkmd Ave., Box 3535, Lancaster, PA1 7604, USA.

Price: $75.00 287pp.

Pearlescent and lustre pigments

Discovering the Colourful World of Mearl Pearlescent and Iridescent Luster Pigments is the title of a 4-page brochure available from The Mearl Corp, of New York, describing how pearlescence and iridescence can be used to create unique and elegant visual effects in products.

Current research on CFC s and the polyurethane industry

Research findings from the mid-1980s clearly showed that chlorofluor~~bon (CFC) emissions from a variety of sources were con~but~g to the depletion of the stratospheric ozone. Although CFCs played an important role in the development of a wide variety of products, the polyurethane industry recognised the need to reduce its use of these compounds as quickly as possible.

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