Albemarle Solutions for Plastic Compounds

Albemarle, established in 1994, is a prominent player in the global specialty chemicals industry based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company is renowned for its innovative solutions and dedication to sustainability, providing a diverse range of chemical products and advanced materials. Albemarle brings pioneering advancements to enhance the performance, durability, and safety of polymer-based products. The company’s extensive portfolio includes flame retardants, which are designed to meet rigorous fire safety standards; smoke suppressants, ensuring reduced toxicity and improved air quality during combustion; and stabilizers, which protect polymers against thermal degradation and UV radiation, ensuring longevity and reliability. Albemarle's

SAYTEX® BT-93 Flame Retardant

SAYTEX® BT-93 Flame Retardant by Albemarle is an ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide-based flame retardant. It is used in foams, wire, and cable applications. Also, used in polyolefins, high-impact polystyrene (HIPS), thermoplastic polyesters (PBT, PET, etc.), polycarbonate, and elastomers.<br> <ul style="padding-left: 40px;"><li>Exhibits very good thermal and UV stability as well as excellent wet electrical properties.</li> <li>It is non-blooming. Hence, used in such critical applications as polyolefin films where good heat sealability is required.</li> <li>SAYTEX® BT-93 Flame Retardant follows strict environmental standards, such as RoHS, and supports VECAP and green chemistry principles.</li></ul>

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SAYTEX® 621 Flame Retardant

SAYTEX® 621 Flame Retardant by Albemarle is a physical blend of brominated polystyrene and polyester resin. It provides good flame retardancy. It exhibits an excellent balance of low melt viscosity, excellent mechanical properties and high thermal stability. It is a non-blooming additive that works well in unfilled, fiberglass and fiberglass/mineral-reinforced composites. It is designed specifically for injection-molding grades of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). It is used in the production of thin-walled, complex-geometry parts such as electrical connectors. This grade can be used globally and is fully acceptable from an environmental perspective. It is listed with EINECS and MITI inventories. SAYTEX® 621 Flame Retardant follows strict environmental standards, such as RoHS, and supports VECAP & green chemistry principles.

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n-butylethylmagnesium (BEM)

n-butylethylmagnesium (BEM) by Albemarle is used primarily in the manufacture of magnesium chloride-based Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerization catalysts. n-butylethylmagnesium (BEM) can also be used as an alkylating agent.

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