Take the small flame-retardant maker who appealed to the British billionaire for money in 1994.

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Take the small maker of flame-retardant spray who in 1994 appealed to the British billionaire for money.

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There are flame-retardant aramid fibers, which the company has begun making for mattresses, and puncture-resistant Kevlar for tires.

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He is focused on an analogous problem flame-retardant chemicals, known as BFRs, in couches and strollers that can lead to health problems.

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Similarly, over the last 30 years flame-retardant chemicals known as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been widely used, although little is known about their broader effects.

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The price of Great Lakes' largest-volume flame retardant, tetrabromobisphenol A, or tetrabrom, is down 15% since last year.

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Forty-four flame retardant chemicals were detected and 36 were found in at least 50 percent of the samples, sometimes at levels of health concern.

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Last year the state of California added the commonly used flame retardant TDCPP (chlorinated Tris) to its list of known cancer-causing chemicals.

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Eliminating halogen compound and brominated flame retardant from the PCBA, the new Spinpoint F4 is produced with eco-friendly materials and meets all the environmental regulations including RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances).

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