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BOREALIS HELPS LAUNCH NEW FLAME RETARDANT ASSOCIATION, FROCC
12 October 2001 - Borealis A/S
| FROCC is a trade association among Borealis, AEI Compounds, Condor Compounds, Crosspolimeri, Polyplast Müller and Scapa Polimerics with the aim to promote the use of environmentally friendly flame retardant polyolefin based compounds in electric cable applications. The association became a legal entity mid July and held its first general meeting on August 29. FROCC has launched its own web site. Visit the web site at www.frocc.org |
FROCC is a trade association among Borealis, AEI Compounds, Condor Compounds, Crosspolimeri, Polyplast Müller and Scapa Polimerics with the aim to promote the use of environmentally friendly flame retardant polyolefin based compounds in electric cable applications. The association became a legal entity mid July and held its first general meeting on August 29. FROCC has launched its own web site. Visit the web site at www.frocc.org A paper entitled "Safe Cable Technology" which details FROCC's position with respect to many of the key fire safety issues was presented at the Materials In Telecommunications conference held in London on September 26 and 27.
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About: Borealis A/S
Borealis is a leading provider of plastics solutions with more than 40 years of experience in polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Borealis solutions are converted by its customers into everyday products such as food packaging, medical devices, diapers, pipes, automotive parts and power cables.Borealis is owned 50% by the Norwegian oil company, Statoil, and 50% by IOB Holdings, owned equally by OMV, the Austrian oil and natural gas group, and by the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi. |
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