Press Release: Chemical Footprint Project Launch

New Tool Launched Today Measures Corporate Progress Towards Safer Chemicals Third-Party Benchmark… …

Shifting FR Markets

The FRs market is experiencing a massive transformation in chemistry. As of 2013, bromine… …

Firemaster

One of the most studied of the new FRs is Firemaster 550—a bromine and… …

New & Emerging BFRs–Where are the tox data?

But what are manufacturers offering instead of decaBDE and HBCD, also on the phase out pathway due… …

BFRs in Electronics & Electrical Devices

Electronics and electrical devices account for 50% of global brominated flame retardant (BFR)… …

Alternatives: Are FRs Necessary?

A critical approach to chemicals in products in general and plastics in particular is to ask: Is it… …

Four GreenScreen® Sessions at GreenBuild 2014

Dear Colleagues, I am looking forward to seeing many of you at GreenBuild, and want to invite you to… …

Whack-a-chemical

Government policies drive, somewhat ironically, both the use and restriction of FRs. International,… …

Facts on Flame Retardants

Global consumption in 2012: 3.9 billion pounds (lbs). With consumption expected to increase to 5.2… …

Health Effects of Flame Retardants (FRs)

FRs and their adverse health effects are a seemingly ubiquitous topic in scientific journals. Today… …