WCA March 2012

The flame retardant specialists

different customers, Taicocite ® flame retardants are provided with different size distributions, specific surface area and surface modifications to bring the final products different properties. Dandong Taico Minerals Co Ltd – China Fax : +86 415 236 0687 Email : info@taicominerals.com Website : www.taicominerals.com Non-toxic additives: Rodent and termite control Polymeric materials cater to a plethora of applications, namely wires, cables and plastic pipelines and so on; but they also cater to a range of uninvited guests, prime among them being rodents and termites! Rodrepel ®™ and Termirepel ®™ – the non-toxic and non-hazardous anti-rodent and anti-termite/insect additive masterbatches developed by C Tech – have been evaluated in various applications. These products are compliant with RoHS, REACH and are FIFRA exempted. They are stable at high temperatures (around 400 o C) thus being compatible with the process of extrusion. They do not leach out of the polymer matrix and are effective in low dosages, they do not volatilise, and they have a long life action of 5-40 years depending upon the application. They are compatible with all the kinds of polymers. These products have been tested at various government testing institutes. The PolyOne Corporation, which distributes Rodrepel ®™ and Termirepel ®™ in the USA and Europe, has recently concluded testing them for their anti-rodent and anti-termite properties at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, where the products were evaluated under real life testing conditions and

DANDONG Taico Minerals Co specialises in the manufacture of brucite-based magnesium hydroxide flame retardant products. Made from local natural brucite minerals, Taicocite ® is the name of milled magnesium hydroxide products which are produced (micronised/ surface treated) by Dandong Taico. Taicocite ® magnesium hydroxides are

effective flame retardant fillers for polymeric materials, achieving high values of limiting oxygen index, smoke emission reduction and toxic gas absorption. Taicocite ® flame retardants are odourless, non-toxic, white micronised powder of normal size distribution. According to requirements from

were found to be effective. C Tech Corporation – India Fax : +91 223 290 6293

Email : sales@ctechcorporation.com Website : www.ctechcorporation.com

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