Enhancing Fire Safety: The Role of Flame Retardants

In Europe, fires claim roughly 10 lives each day, with over 100 individuals sustaining severe injuries. The annual economic impact of these incidents is measured in billions of Euros. Such alarming figures highlight the critical need for effective fire safety measures, including the use of fireproof materials and flame retardants (FRs).

Understanding Flame Retardants

Flame retardants are essential compounds integrated into finished products like plastics, coatings, paper, wood, and textiles. They can also serve as surface finishes and coatings. By inhibiting, suppressing, or delaying flame development, these additives crucially diminish both fire risk and damage.

How Flame Retardants Work

The success of flame retardants is driven by their specific chemical or physical properties. These compounds function by either preventing a fire from igniting or by slowing its progression. This critical delay allows more time for individuals to evacuate safely and for emergency crews to intervene effectively.

Image illustrating the impact of flame retardants in fire prevention.

Customizing Flame Retardant Solutions

At Keyser & Mackay, we are committed to assisting you in choosing the ideal additive solutions tailored to your applications. We collaborate closely with you to innovate new flame-retardant systems that meet your specific requirements. Our expert industry managers are on standby to offer bespoke advice and comprehensive support.

Engage with Industry Experts

Don't hesitate to reach out to your designated industry manager today. Together, we can advance efforts to improve fire safety across your products and processes.

Let us partner with you to safeguard lives and reduce the economic impact of fires through the use of advanced flame retardant technologies.