Black plastic is often full of cancerous, hormone disrupting flame retardants, a first-of-its-kind study finds. A sushi tray, spatula and beaded necklace are among black plastic items that tested with ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching from ...

Earthjustice is suing the EPA over its weak regulation of decaBDE, a type of flame retardant that poses serious risks to the health of both people and wildlife. When a recent study found that ...

Many of them each have one prominent feature, but flaws in their other characteristics. This often leads to several plastics being required in one component. With BMC 0204, Lorenz Kunststoff GmbH has ...

Lithium has become a hotly coveted mineral, and not just due to its integral role in batteries powering gadgets of all sizes.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Firefighters and stuntmen certainly appreciate the fire resistant capabilities of modern textiles. Going far beyond such niche use, flame retardant materials have become a major ...

According to The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm, these trends will coalesce to push global demand for flame retardant additives to 2.2 million metric tons in ...

LG Chem said Monday it had developed a highly heat-resistant plastic material designed to delay thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. The flame-retardant plastic material ...