Our Members
ADEKA Corporation
Paul A. Hardy, Amfine Chemical Corp.
Bisphenol A bis (diphenyl phosphate) (ADK STAB FP-600), P/N Intumescent systems (ADK STAB FP-2000 Series)
Budenheim USA, Inc.
Carolyn Pressley,
Head of Sales Americas
Division Material Science-Polymers
Budenheim specializes in the production of halogen-free flame retardants for a wide range of applications in polymers as well as intumescent coatings (APP coated and uncoated) for steel structures. Beyond flame retardants, specialty grades of BUDIT® are designed for laser marking and welding applications, foaming and packaging solutions.
FR CROS® BUDIT®
Clariant Corporation
Subra Narayan, PhD Senior Technical Business Development Manager
Phosphorus FR additives
Metal Phosphinates (Exolit ®OP) Ammonium Polyphosphate and Intumescent Formulations (Exolit
®AP)
Red Phosphorus
Huber Engineered Materials
Shannon L. Gainey, Ph.D., Director of Global Regulatory Management
Alumina Trihydrate (ATH) Magnesium Hydroxide (MDH) Molybdate Synergist Compounds Nitrogen-Phosphorus Fire Retardant Technology
LANXESS Solutions US, Inc.
Steve Scherrer,
Business Development Director
Phosphorus FR additives Amgard (organic phosphonates) Disflamoll (aryl phosphates) Levagard (alkyl phosphates) Reofos (aryl phosphates)
Nabaltec AG
Dr. Oliver Toepfer,
Sr. Vice President, Sales and Marketing
- North America
Aluminum Hydroxide (Apyral®) Boehmite (Apyral®AOH)
3M
Jay Lomeda,
Senior Materials Scientist
3M is a global producer of industrial, worker safety and consumer goods including: adhesives, advanced materials, laminates, passive fire protection including coatings, personal protective equipment, films and electrical & electronic equipment.
Avient Corporation
Larry Kuzniar, Sr. Marketing Manager
US and Canada, Color & Additives
Avient is a leading global provider of colorants, advanced composites, functional additives, custom formulated engineered materials, and Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™.
IMERYS Performance Minerals Americas
Maziyar Bolourchi
Technical Director, Plastics & Rubber Science & Technology, Performance Minerals Americas
Imerys is a manufacturer of mineral based Flame Retardant Synergists that provide functional and synergistic benefits in a broad range of applications.
NeoGraf Solutions, LLC
David Stuart
Technical Business Development Manager
Produces GrafGuard, an intumescent fire retardant made from expandable graphite.
Polymer Additives Group
Pamela Siladie
Metals and Additives LLC Vice President of Business Development
Polymer Additives Group is an American manufacturer of halogen free flame retardants and smoke suppressants meeting evolving regulatory and performance demands.
N/P based intumescent Flame Retardants (CHARMAX NH) Molybdate Smoke Suppressants (CHARMAX FS/ CHARMAX LS)
Antimony Reduction Compounds (CHARMAX FR)
Zinc Borate (CHARMAX LS ZB400)
Performance Polymers and Additives, LLC (PPA)
Margaret H. Baumann
FRX Polymers- Polyphosphonate homopolymers, copolymers and oligomers
JLS Chemical- melamine cyanurate, Melamine polyphosphate, pentaerithrytol, masterbatches.
Paxymer- acrylate copolymer-drip and smoke suppressant Specialty masterbatches—these are primarily for polyesters, TPU and PC, PC blends.
Scott Bader-ATC
JP Schroeder,
FST Business Development Manager
FST Thermoset Resins for B&C and Transportation
Crestapol 1212
U.S. Borax | Rio Tinto
Emmanuel Laval, Technical Market Development Specialist
Borate flame retardant additives including zinc borate (Firebrake® ZB), boric acid (Optibor®), sodium and ammonium based borates.
AIMPLAS
https://www.aimplas.es/
Lodovico Agostinis, Ph.D. Synthesis Group Leader
Aimplas is a technology center providing solutions for more than 30 years to companies, throughout the value chain, from raw material manufacturers to transformers and end users.
Avakian PolyChem Consulting, LLC
Roger Avakian
Consulting in the plastics and chemicals industries.
