After several rounds of communication with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Alcoa, Copolya, and Israel’s ICL Industrial Products agreed last week to phase out the brominated flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether in most applications within three years. And sell this product.
Albemarle Corporation and Chemtura Inc. manufacture DecaBDE in the United States. Israel’s Dead Sea Bromine Group Company is the largest US importer of this product. Decabromodiphenyl ether is one of the most widely used flame retardants in the world. In providing the US EPA with its phase-out plan for the product, all three companies insist that decabromodiphenyl ether is a safe and efficient product, but these companies also promised to change to greener alternatives in the future. The three companies stated that by the end of 2013, they would completely stop selling the product.
Steve Owen, head of the Office of Pollution, Pesticides and Toxic Substances at the US Environmental Protection Agency, said: “Although DecaBDE has been used as a flame retardant for many years, the US Environmental Protection Agency has always had an impact on human health and the environment. The research results show that DecaBDE is easy to accumulate in the environment and has potential hazards such as carcinogenesis and brain damage.†He added that the flame retardant can also degrade into more toxic chemicals. It will also cause harm to wild animals.
According to the agreement between the three companies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the elimination of decabromodiphenyl ether will begin with consumption areas such as electronics and furniture, followed by transportation and industrial use. Certain specific transport and military uses can be extended by as much as one year as they require more time to find qualified alternatives.
Brian Carter, global president of Albuquerque's flame retardant business, said: "Although hundreds of scientific studies have shown that the application of decabromodiphenyl ether is safe and efficient, Albemarle still promises to eliminate this product and switch to production. The environmental footprint is smaller and safer and more efficient.†It is understood that Albemarle has developed a successful alternative to decabromodiphenyl ether, a polymer-based flame retardant that can be recycled and eco-friendly.
Craig Rogers, president of Coquia, said that the elimination of decabromodiphenyl ether fully demonstrates the long-standing commitment of Coquia to protect people’s lives and property from fire by means of sustainable development. Kotanya will endeavor to help customers move to alternatives, and Couture is trying out some new products and plans to bring them to market in 2010.
Alan Elka, vice president of the Flame Retardant Business Unit at Dead Sea Bromine Group in Israel, said that the company expects to replace traditional decabromodiphenyl ether with new flame retardants in the next two to three years, and plans to push other high value-added green products. To the market.
Albemarle Corporation and Chemtura Inc. manufacture DecaBDE in the United States. Israel’s Dead Sea Bromine Group Company is the largest US importer of this product. Decabromodiphenyl ether is one of the most widely used flame retardants in the world. In providing the US EPA with its phase-out plan for the product, all three companies insist that decabromodiphenyl ether is a safe and efficient product, but these companies also promised to change to greener alternatives in the future. The three companies stated that by the end of 2013, they would completely stop selling the product.
Steve Owen, head of the Office of Pollution, Pesticides and Toxic Substances at the US Environmental Protection Agency, said: “Although DecaBDE has been used as a flame retardant for many years, the US Environmental Protection Agency has always had an impact on human health and the environment. The research results show that DecaBDE is easy to accumulate in the environment and has potential hazards such as carcinogenesis and brain damage.†He added that the flame retardant can also degrade into more toxic chemicals. It will also cause harm to wild animals.
According to the agreement between the three companies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the elimination of decabromodiphenyl ether will begin with consumption areas such as electronics and furniture, followed by transportation and industrial use. Certain specific transport and military uses can be extended by as much as one year as they require more time to find qualified alternatives.
Brian Carter, global president of Albuquerque's flame retardant business, said: "Although hundreds of scientific studies have shown that the application of decabromodiphenyl ether is safe and efficient, Albemarle still promises to eliminate this product and switch to production. The environmental footprint is smaller and safer and more efficient.†It is understood that Albemarle has developed a successful alternative to decabromodiphenyl ether, a polymer-based flame retardant that can be recycled and eco-friendly.
Craig Rogers, president of Coquia, said that the elimination of decabromodiphenyl ether fully demonstrates the long-standing commitment of Coquia to protect people’s lives and property from fire by means of sustainable development. Kotanya will endeavor to help customers move to alternatives, and Couture is trying out some new products and plans to bring them to market in 2010.
Alan Elka, vice president of the Flame Retardant Business Unit at Dead Sea Bromine Group in Israel, said that the company expects to replace traditional decabromodiphenyl ether with new flame retardants in the next two to three years, and plans to push other high value-added green products. To the market.
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