Reportlinker Adds The Global Market for Flame Retardant Chemicals

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NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its
catalogue. 

Reportlinker Adds The Global Market for Flame Retardant Chemicals

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Provides an overview of the global market for flame retardant chemicals 

Assesses flame retardant chemicals by retardant mechanism and chemical type, and
by end-use application 

Makes forecasts for the global flame retardant chemical market over the period
from 2009 to the end of 2014, forecast by market and type 

Looks at markets on a regional and worldwide scale 

Discusses the impact of the industries using flame retardant chemicals 

Includes a breakdown of industry structure and profiles major companies. 

Chapter-1: SUMMARY 

SUMMARY 4 

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION, THROUGH
2014 (MILLIONS) 5 

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION,
2008-2014 (MILLIONS) 5 

SUMMARY (CONTINUED) 6 

Chapter-2: INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 

IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY 7 

HISTORY OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS INDUSTRY 8 

FLAME RETARDANCY BASICS 8 

TERMINOLOGY 8 

MECHANISMS OF BURNING 9 

TABLE 1 ADDITIVES/MODIFIERS FOR CONTROLLING BURNING 9 

FLAME RETARDANCY CONCEPTS 10 

PHYSICAL DILUTION 10 

CHEMICAL INTERFERENCE 10 

INERT GAS DILUTION 11 

THERMAL QUENCHING 11 

PROTECTIVE COATINGS 11 

TABLE 2 FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS AND THEIR MECHANISMS 12 

TYPES OF FLAME RETARDANTS 12 

ADDITIVE FLAME RETARDANTS 12 

REACTIVE FLAME RETARDANTS 13 

SYNERGISTIC FLAME RETARDANTS 13 

TABLE 3 TYPICAL SYNERGISTIC FLAME RETARDANT COMBINATIONS (PERCENT) 14 

FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 14 

TABLE 4 COMBINED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 14 

FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL PRODUCTS 15 

TABLE 5 FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS AND THE MARKETS IN WHICH THEY ARE USED 15 

TABLE 6 GLOBAL FORECAST OF CONSUMPTION AND SALES OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS,
THROUGH 2014 (MILLIONS) 15 

TABLE 6 (CONTINUED) 16 

ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE 16 

ANTIMONY OXIDE 16 

BROMINE-BASED 17 

CHLORINE-BASED 18 

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE 18 

MELAMINE 19 

PHOSPHORUS-BASED 19 

OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 20 

FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL END-USE MARKETS 21 

TABLE 7 MARKETS USING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 21 

PLASTICS 22 

TEXTILES 22 

WOOD AND PAPER 22 

COATINGS USED FOR PAINTS 22 

COATINGS USED FOR CONSTRUCTION 22 

COATINGS USED FOR DECORATIONS 23 

THE FUTURE OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS INDUSTRY 23 

THE FUTURE OF THE …(CONTINUED) 24 

GOVERNMENT REGULATION 25 

REACH 25 

WEE 26 

ROHS 26 

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES 26 

U.S. AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH THE USE OF FLAME RETARDANTS 27 

Consumer Products Safety Commission 27 

National Fire Protection Association 28 

TABLE 8 NFPA GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS 29 

National Institute of Standards and Technology 29 

Uniform Building Code 30 

U.S. Federal Aviation Regulations 30 

Upholstery Regulations 30 

INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE USE OF FLAME RETARDANTS 31 

Europe 31 

European Committee for Standardization 31 

ISO TC61 Committee Standards 32 

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) 32 

The British Standards Institution (BSI) 32 

Asia 33 

UNITED STATES REGULATIONS RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN FLAME RETARDANTS 34 

Toxic Substances Control Act 34 

EPA Regulations 34 

State Laws 35 

EUROPEAN REGULATIONS RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN FLAME RETARDANTS 35 

WEEE 35 

RoHS 36 

TESTING 36 

TESTING GOALS 37 

TYPES OF TESTING 37 

Small-Scale Testing 37 

TABLE 9 OXYGEN INDICES OF SOME COMMON MATERIALS 38 

Cone Calorimeter 38 

TABLE 10 CONE CALORIMETRY PARAMETERS AND VALUES 39 

Medium-Scale Testing 39 

Large-Scale Testing 39 

UL-94 40 

TABLE 11 UL-94 BURN TEST RATINGS 40 

Additional Tests 40 

Additional Tests (Continued) 41 

Chapter-3: MARKETS BY PRODUCT TYPE 

TABLE 12 FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 42 

TABLE 13 GLOBAL FORECAST OF CONSUMPTION OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS, THROUGH
2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 43 

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL SHARE OF THE PRODUCT MARKET FOR FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS BY
VOLUME, 2008 (%) 43 

FIGURE 1 (CONTINUED) 44 

TABLE 14 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET, THROUGH 2014
($ MILLIONS) 44 

FIGURE 2 GLOBAL SHARE OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET BY SALES, 2005 (%)
45 

THE WORLDWIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET 45 

THE WORLDWIDE FLAME RETARDANT … (CONTINUED) 46 

TABLE 15 ESTIMATED WORLDWIDE CONSUMPTION OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS BY REGION,
THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 47 

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2008
(%) 47 

TABLE 16 ESTIMATED WORLDWIDE CONSUMPTION OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS BY REGION,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 48 

FIGURE 4 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY REGION,
2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 48 

ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 49 

ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE SOURCES 49 

ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE GRADES 49 

WORLDWIDE ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE MARKET 50 

TABLE 17 GLOBAL FORECAST OF ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 50 

FIGURE 5 GLOBAL SHARE OF ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY END USE, 2008 (%) 51 

TABLE 18 GLOBAL FORECAST OF ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET
BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 52 

FIGURE 6 ESTIMATED WORLDWIDE MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY END USE OF ALUMINA
TRIHYDRATE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 52 

TABLE 19 GLOBAL FORECAST OF ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 53 

FIGURE 7 GLOBAL FORECAST OF ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 54 

ANTIMONY OXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 54 

ANTIMONY OXIDE SOURCES 55 

ANTIMONY OXIDE PROPERTIES 55 

TABLE 20 COMPARISON OF THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COLLOIDAL ANTIMONY PENTOXIDE
VS. ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE 55 

TABLE 21 ADVANTAGES OF COLLOIDAL ANTIMONY PENTOXIDE OVER ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE 56 

WORLDWIDE ANTIMONY OXIDE MARKET 56 

TABLE 22 GLOBAL FORECAST OF ANTIMONY OXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 57 

FIGURE 8 GLOBAL SHARE OF ANTIMONY OXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY
END USE, 2008 (%) 57 

FIGURE 8 (CONTINUED) 58 

TABLE 23 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE ANTIMONY OXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET
SIZE AND GROWTH BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 58 

FIGURE 9 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE ANTIMONY OXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET
SIZE AND GROWTH BY END USE, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 59 

TABLE 24 GLOBAL FORECAST OF ANTIMONY OXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 60 

FIGURE 10 GLOBAL FORECAST OF ANTIMONY OXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 60 

BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 61 

TABLE 25 GLOBAL SHARE OF BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANTS IN
ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS, 2008 (%) 61 

TABLE 26 CLASSES OF AROMATIC BROMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 62 

TABLE 27 IMPORTANT AROMATIC BROMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 63 

TABLE 28 IMPORTANT TYPES OF ALIPHATIC BROMINE COMPOUNDS 64 

BROMINE PROPERTIES 64 

BROMINE SOURCES 64 

BROMINE GRADES 64 

BROMINE MARKET SIZE 65 

TABLE 29 GLOBAL FORECAST OF BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 65 

FIGURE 11 GLOBAL FORECAST OF BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY END USE, 2008 (%) 66 

TABLE 30 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET
BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 67 

FIGURE 12 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET
BY END USE, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 67 

TABLE 31 GLOBAL FORECAST OF BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 68 

FIGURE 13 GLOBAL FORECAST OF BROMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 69 

TABLE 32 GLOBAL FORECAST OF DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER (DECA-BDE) CONSUMPTION BY
REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 69 

FIGURE 14 GLOBAL FORECAST OF DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER (DECA-BDE) CONSUMPTION BY
REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 70 

CHLORINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 70 

CHLORINE PROPERTIES 71 

CHLORINE SOURCES 72 

CHLORINE GRADES 72 

Chlorinated Alicyclic Acid 72 

Chlorinated Paraffins 72 

Dechlorane Plus 72 

CHLORINE MARKET SIZE 73 

TABLE 33 GLOBAL FORECAST OF CHLORINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 74 

FIGURE 15 GLOBAL SHARE OF CHLORINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY END USE, 2008 (MILLION POUNDS) 74 

FIGURE 15 (CONTINUED) 75 

TABLE 34 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE CHLORINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET
BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 75 

FIGURE 16 ESTIMATED WORLDWIDE MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH BY END USE OF
CHLORINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 76 

TABLE 35 GLOBAL FORECAST OF CHLORINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 77 

FIGURE 17 GLOBAL FORECAST OF CHLORINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 77 

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 78 

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE PROPERTIES 78 

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE SOURCES 78 

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE GRADES 79 

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE MARKET SIZE 79 

TABLE 36 GLOBAL FORECAST OF MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 79 

FIGURE 18 GLOBAL SHARE OF MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY END USE, 2008 (%) 80 

TABLE 37 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 81 

FIGURE 19 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
MARKET BY END USE, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 81 

TABLE 38 GLOBAL FORECAST OF MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 82 

FIGURE 20 GLOBAL SHARE OF MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 82 

MELAMINE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 83 

MELAMINE PROPERTIES 83 

MELAMINE SOURCES 84 

MELAMINE GRADES 84 

Pure Melamine 84 

Melamine Derivatives 85 

Melamine Homologues 85 

TABLE 39 COMMON NITROGEN-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 86 

MELAMINE MARKET SIZE 86 

TABLE 40 GLOBAL FORECAST OF MELAMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY
END USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 86 

FIGURE 21 GLOBAL SHARE OF MELAMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY END
USE, 2008 (%) 87 

TABLE 41 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE MELAMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET BY END
USE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 88 

FIGURE 22 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE MELAMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET BY
END USE, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 88 

TABLE 42 GLOBAL FORECAST OF MELAMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY
REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 89 

FIGURE 23 GLOBAL FORECAST OF MELAMINE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY
REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 89 

PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 90 

PHOSPHATE ESTERS 90 

PHOSPHONATES AND PHOSPHINATES 91 

RED PHOSPHORUS 91 

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATE 91 

PHOSPHORUS PROPERTIES 92 

PHOSPHORUS MARKET SIZE 92 

TABLE 43 GLOBAL FORECAST OF PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY END-USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 92 

FIGURE 24 GLOBAL SHARE OF PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION
BY END USE, 2008 (%) 93 

TABLE 44 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 94 

FIGURE 25 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
MARKET BY END USE, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 94 

TABLE 45 GLOBAL FORECAST OF PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 95 

FIGURE 26 GLOBAL FORECAST OF PHOSPHORUS-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2009-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 96 

OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 96 

BORON-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 97 

Boron Properties 97 

Zinc Borate 97 

Boron Sources 98 

Boron Grades 98 

MOLYBDENUM-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 98 

Molybdenum Properties 99 

Molybdenum Sources 99 

NANOCOMPOSITE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 99 

In-Situ Polymerization 100 

Solvent-Method 100 

Melt-Intercalation 100 

Nanocomposite Properties 101 

Nanocomposite Sources 101 

GRAPHITE-BASED FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 101 

Graphite Properties 101 

Graphite Sources 102 

MARKET SIZE FOR OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 102 

TABLE 46 GLOBAL FORECAST OF OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY END
USE, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 102 

FIGURE 27 GLOBAL SHARE OF OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY END
USE, 2008 (%) 103 

TABLE 47 GLOBAL FORECAST OF OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 104 

FIGURE 28 GLOBAL FORECAST OF OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET BY END USE,
2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 104 

TABLE 48 GLOBAL FORECAST OF OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY
REGION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 105 

FIGURE 29 GLOBAL FORECAST OF OTHER FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY
REGION, 2008-2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 105 

Chapter-4: MARKETS BY APPLICATION 

INTRODUCTION 106 

TABLE 49 SOURCE OF U.S. RESIDENTIAL FIRES, 2005 (%) 106 

TABLE 50 ITEM FIRST IGNITED IN U.S. RESIDENTIAL FIRES, 2005 107 

TABLE 51 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION BY
APPLICATION, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 107 

FIGURE 30 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION, BY APPLICATION,
2008 (%) 108 

TABLE 52 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET BY APPLICATION,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 109 

FIGURE 31 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET BY APPLICATION,
2009-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 110 

PLASTICS 110 

PLASTICS (CONTINUED) 111 

TABLE 53 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS IN PLASTICS CONSUMPTION,
THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 112 

FIGURE 32 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION IN PLASTICS,
2008 (%) 112 

FIGURE 32 (CONTINUED) 113 

TABLE 54 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET IN PLASTICS,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 113 

FIGURE 33 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET IN PLASTICS,
2009-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 114 

TABLE 55 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET IN PLASTICS BY
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 115 

FIGURE 34 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET IN PLASTICS BY
REGION, 2009-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 115 

PLASTICS (CONTINUED) 116 

FLAME RETARDANT USE IN PLASTICS 117 

TABLE 56 METHODS OF FLAME RETARDING POLYMERS 117 

TABLE 57 CRITERIA FOR SELECTING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 118 

TABLE 58 TYPES OF PLASTICS USING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 118 

TABLE 58 (CONTINUED) 119 

TABLE 59 U.S. PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT PLASTICS USING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS,
2008 (MILLION POUNDS, %) 119 

FIGURE 35 SHARE OF U.S. PRODUCTION OF IMPORTANT PLASTICS USING FLAME RETARDANT
CHEMICALS BY TYPE, 2008 (%) 120 

TABLE 60 RELATIVE CONSUMPTION OF FLAME RETARDANTS IN PLASTICS, 2008 (MILLIONS
POUNDS, %) 121 

FIGURE 36 RELATIVE CONSUMPTION OF FLAME RETARDANTS IN PLASTICS, 2009 (%) 121 

ACRYLICS 122 

TABLE 61 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
ACRYLICS, 2008 (%) 122 

FIGURE 37 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
ACRYLICS, 2008 (%) 123 

Alumina Trihydrate in Acrylics 123 

Antimony Oxide in Acrylics 124 

Bromine in Acrylics 124 

Chlorine in Acrylics 124 

Phosphorus in Acrylics 124 

Other Chemicals in Acrylics 124 

EPOXIES 125 

TABLE 62 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
EPOXIES, 2008 (%) 125 

FIGURE 38 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
EPOXIES, 2008 (%) 125 

Alumina Trihydrate in Epoxies 126 

Antimony Oxide in Epoxies 126 

Bromine in Epoxies 126 

Chlorine in Epoxies 126 

Phosphorus in Epoxies 126 

Other Chemicals in Epoxies 127 

NYLONS 127 

TABLE 63 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
NYLONS, 2008 (%) 127 

FIGURE 39 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
NYLONS, 2008 (%) 128 

Alumina Trihydrate in Nylons 128 

Bromine in Nylons 128 

Chlorine in Nylons 129 

Phosphorus in Nylons 129 

Magnesium Hydroxide in Nylons 129 

Other Chemicals in Nylons 129 

PHENOLICS 130 

TABLE 64 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
PHENOLICS, 2008 (%) 130 

FIGURE 40 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
PHENOLICS, 2008 (%) 131 

Alumina Trihydrate in Phenolics 131 

Antimony Oxide in Phenolics 131 

Bromine in Phenolics 131 

Chlorine in Phenolics 132 

Other Chemicals 132 

POLYCARBONATES 132 

TABLE 65 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYCARBONATES, 2008 (%) 133 

FIGURE 41 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYCARBONATES, 2008 (%) 133 

Bromine in Polycarbonates 133 

Other Chemicals in Polycarbonates 134 

POLYESTERS 134 

TABLE 66 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYESTERS, 2008 (%) 134 

FIGURE 42 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYESTERS, 2008 (%) 135 

Alumina Trihydrate in Polyesters 135 

Antimony Oxide in Polyesters 135 

Bromine in Polyesters 136 

Chlorine in Polyesters 136 

Phosphorus in Polyesters 136 

Melamine in Polyesters 136 

Other Chemicals in Polyesters 136 

POLYETHYLENES 137 

TABLE 67 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYETHYLENES, 2008 (%) 137 

FIGURE 43 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYETHYLENES, 2008 (%) 138 

Antimony Oxide in Polyethylene 138 

Bromine in Polyethylene 138 

Chlorine in Polyethylene 139 

Magnesium Hydroxide in Polyethylene 139 

Other Chemicals in Polyethylene 139 

POLYPROPYLENE 139 

TABLE 68 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYPROPYLENES, 2008 (%) 140 

FIGURE 44 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYPROPYLENES, 2008 (%) 140 

Alumina Trihydrate in Polypropylene 141 

Chlorine in Polypropylene 141 

Magnesium Hydroxide in Polypropylene 141 

TABLE 69 EFFECT OF MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE ON POLYPROPYLENE 142 

Other Chemicals in Polypropylene 142 

POLYURETHANE 142 

TABLE 70 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYURETHANES, 2008 (%) 143 

FIGURE 45 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLA ME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYURETHANES, 2008 (%) 143 

Alumina Trihydrate in Polyurethane 144 

Chlorine in Polyurethane 144 

Phosphorus in Polyurethanes 144 

TABLE 71 NITROGEN-PHOSPHORUS SYNERGY IN POLYURETHANES (%) 145 

Melamine in Polyurethanes 145 

Other Chemicals in Polyurethanes 145 

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE 145 

TABLE 72 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYVINYL CHLORIDES, 2008 (%) 146 

FIGURE 46 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
POLYVINYL CHLORIDES, 2008 (%) 147 

Alumina Trihydrate in PVC 147 

Antimony Oxide in PVC 147 

Bromine in PVC 148 

Chlorine in PVC 148 

Phosphorus in PVC 148 

Magnesium Hydroxide in PVC 148 

TABLE 73 EFFECTS OF MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE IN POLYVINYL CHLORIDE 149 

Other Chemicals in PVC 149 

STYRENES 149 

TABLE 74 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
STYRENES, 2008 (%) 150 

FIGURE 47 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCT MARKET USED IN
STYRENES, 2008 (%) 150 

Alumina Trihydrate in Styrenes 151 

Antimony Oxide in Styrenes 151 

Bromine in Styrenes 151 

Chlorine in Styrenes 151 

Phosphorus in Styrenes 152 

Magnesium Hydroxide in Styrenes 152 

Other Chemicals in Styrenes 152 

TEXTILES 152 

TEXTILE CLASSIFICATIONS 153 

Non-Durable 153 

Semi-Durable 154 

Durable 154 

TYPES OF TEXTILES 154 

Natural Fibers 154 

Synthetic Fabrics 155 

Blended Fabrics 155 

MARKET SIZE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS IN TEXTILES 155 

TABLE 75 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION IN TEXTILES,
THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 155 

FIGURE 48 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION IN TEXTILES,
2008 (%) 156 

TABLE 76 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET IN TEXTILES,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 157 

FIGURE 49 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET SIZE AND
GROWTH IN TEXTILES, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 157 

TABLE 77 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS USED FOR TEXTILES BY
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 158 

FIGURE 50 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS USED FOR TEXTILES BY
REGION, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 159 

WOOD/PAPER 159 

MARKET FOR FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS IN WOOD/PAPER 160 

TABLE 78 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION IN WOOD AND
PAPER, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 160 

FIGURE 51 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION IN WOOD AND
PAPER, 2008 (%) 161 

TABLE 79 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET IN WOOD AND
PAPER, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 162 

FIGURE 52 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET IN WOOD AND PAPER,
2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 162 

TABLE 80 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL SALES USED FOR WOOD BY
REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 163 

FIGURE 53 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL SALES USED FOR WOOD BY
REGION, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 163 

COATINGS/PAINTS 164 

WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS IN COATINGS AND PAINTS 164 

TABLE 81 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION USED IN
COATINGS/PAINTS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 164 

TABLE 81 (CONTINUED) 165 

FIGURE 54 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION USED IN
COATINGS/PAINTS, 2008 (%) 165 

TABLE 82 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES IN COATINGS/PAINTS,
THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 166 

FIGURE 55 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES IN COATINGS/PAINTS,
2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 166 

TABLE 83 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES USED IN
COATINGS/PAINTS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 167 

FIGURE 56 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES USED IN
COATINGS/PAINTS, BY REGION, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 167 

COATINGS/CONSTRUCTION 168 

MARKET FOR FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS IN COATINGS/CONSTRUCTION 168 

TABLE 84 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET USED IN
CONSTRUCTION COATINGS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 169 

FIGURE 57 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET USED IN CONSTRUCTION
COATINGS, 2008 (%) 169 

FIGURE 57 (CONTINUED) 170 

TABLE 85 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET USED IN
CONSTRUCTION COATINGS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 170 

FIGURE 58 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME- RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET USED IN
CONSTRUCTION COATINGS, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 171 

TABLE 86 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES USED IN CONSTRUCTION
BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 171 

FIGURE 59 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES USED IN
CONSTRUCTION BY REGION, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 172 

COATINGS/DECORATIONS 172 

MARKET FOR FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS IN COATINGS/DECORATIONS 173 

TABLE 87 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS CONSUMPTION USED IN
COATINGS FOR DECORATIONS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION POUNDS) 174 

FIGURE 60 GLOBAL SHARE OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET USED IN COATINGS FOR
DECORATIONS, 2008 (%) 174 

FIGURE 60 (CONTINUED) 175 

TABLE 88 GLOBAL FORECAST OF THE FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET USED IN
COATINGS FOR DECORATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 175 

FIGURE 61 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS MARKET USED IN COATINGS
FOR DECORATIONS, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 176 

TABLE 89 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES USED IN DECORATIVE
COATINGS BY REGION, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 176 

FIGURE 62 GLOBAL FORECAST OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS SALES USED IN DECORATIVE
COATINGS BY REGION, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 177 

Chapter-5: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 

INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT 178 

IMPORTANT STRATEGIES 179 

DRIVING FORCES 179 

TECHNOLOGY 180 

METHODS OF MANUFACTURE 181 

PATENT ACTIVITY 182 

TABLE 90 FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL PATENT ACTIVITY BY COMPANY, 2001-2008 182 

TABLE 90 (CONTINUED) 183 

TABLE 91 RECENT PATENT ACTIVITY BY FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL, 2001-2008 184 

TABLE 92 RECENT PATENT ACTIVITY BY APPLICATION, 2001-2008 184 

TABLE 93 RECENT PATENT ACTIVITY BY REGION, 2001-2008 185 

MARKET SHARES OF FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS PRODUCERS 185 

TABLE 94 ESTIMATED U.S. MARKET SHARE FOR THE LEADING FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL
PRODUCERS, 2008 (%) 186 

TABLE 95 COMPANIES INVOLVED IN VARIOUS FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICAL MARKETS 187 

PROFILES OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS 187 

AKZONOBEL, INC. 187 

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION 188 

Albemarle Corporation (Continued) 189 

TABLE 96 MAJOR FLAME RETARDANT PRODUCT LINES AVAILABLE FROM ALBEMARLE
CORPORATION 191 

ALCAN CHEMICALS, INC. 191 

ALMATIS, INC. 192 

ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA (ALCOA, INC.) 192 

AMERIBROM, INC. 193 

AMPACET CORPORATION 193 

AMSPEC CHEMICAL CORPORATION 193 

ARKEMA INC. 194 

BARRICADE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 194 

BASF-SE COMPANY 195 

BAYER AG 196 

CHEMTURA CORPORATION 196 

CHINESE PRODUCERS 196 

CIBA INC. 197 

CLARIANT SPECIALTY CHEMICALS 198 

DAIHACHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD 199 

DEAD SEA BROMINE GROUP LTD 199 

DEAD SEA PERICLASE LTD. 200 

DIC CORPORATION 200 

DOVER CHEMICAL CORPORATION 201 

FRANKLIN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 201 

GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL COMPANY 202 

TABLE 97 MAJOR FLAME RETARDANT PRODUCT LINES AVAILABLE FROM GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL
(A CHEMTURA COMPANY) 203 

TABLE 97 (CONTINUED) 204 

HUBER ENGINEERED MATERIALS 205 

INTERPLASTIC CORPORATION 206 

ISRAEL CHEMICALS LTD. 206 

ISRAEL CHEMICALS LTD. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (ICL-IP) 207 

ICL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LP 208 

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTIVE COATINGS CORP. 209 

KYOWA CHEMICAL INDUSTRY COMPANY, LTD. 210 

LANXESS 210 

MARTIN MARIETTA MAGNESIA SPECIALTIES LLC 211 

NANOCOR INC. 211 

NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 212 

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (OXYCHEM) 212 

RHODIA GROUP 213 

R.J. MARSHALL COMPANY 214 

ROHM & HAAS SPECIALTY MAGNESIA 214 

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 215 

ROCKWOOD CLAY ADDITIVES GMBH 215 

SUPRESTA, LLC 216 

TOR MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC. 217 

TOSOH CORPORATION 217 

U.S. ANTIMONY SALES CORPORATION 218 

U.S. BORAX INC. 218 

VELSICOL CHEMICAL CORPORATION 219 

Chapter-6: APPENDIX 

APPENDIX 220 

OTHER FLAME RETARDANT COMPANIES AND THEIR PRODUCTS 220 

APEX CHEMICAL CORPORATION 220 

CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL CONSTRUCTION 220 

CYTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. 220 

DAIHACHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 220 

DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 221 

DUPONT 221 

ITALMATCH CHEMICALS S.P.A. 221 

NABALTEC 221 

SAKAMOTO YAKUHIN KOGYO CO., LTD. 221 

SPARTAN FLAME RETARDANTS 222 

TATEHO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 222 

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF INTEREST 222 

ALLIANCE FOR CONSUMER FIRE SAFETY IN EUROPE 222 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE FIRE MARSHALS 222 

AMERICAN FIRE SAFETY COUNCIL (AFSC) 222 

BROMINE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM (BSEF) 223 

EUROPEAN BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT INDUSTRY PANEL 223 

EUROPEAN FLAME RETARDANTS ASSOCIATION (EFRA) 223 

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 223 

GROUPEMENT TECHNIQUE FRANÇAIS CONTRE L'INCENDIE 223 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 224 

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY 224 

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