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NEW NON-HALOGEN FLAME RETARDANT CABLE INSULATION
21 June 2000 - Borealis A/S
| The general trend toward non-halogen flame retardant cable insulation is now materialising. A number of major cable suppliers are launching new products to challenge those traditionally used for installation, data, power and control cables as well as flexible cords for white goods, vacuum cleaners, lamps etc. Borealis is participating actively in this development by offering a range of easily extrudable products for this application. The products are based mainly on the patented Casico concept - calcium carbonate + silicone gum + oxygen containing copolymer (EBA or EEA). |
The general trend toward non-halogen flame retardant cable insulation is now materialising. A number of major cable suppliers are launching new products to challenge those traditionally used for installation, data, power and control cables as well as flexible cords for white goods, vacuum cleaners, lamps etc. Borealis is participating actively in this development by offering a range of easily extrudable products for this application. The products are based mainly on the patented Casico concept - calcium carbonate + silicone gum + oxygen containing copolymer (EBA or EEA). Thermoplastic as well as moisture crosslinkable compounds based on Visico are also offered. In addition to ready-made compounds Borealis can also supply the components and licence for self-compounding and in-house tailor-made compounds. Such compounds can often be produced on the same type of compounding lines as are used for say, PVC cable grades. The relatively low-cost filler calcium carbonate made s the technology attractive and competitve also from cost point of view.
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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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