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North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA)

Owen P. Jappen

NAFRA was formed in March 2011 to serve as the lead advocacy organization in North America for flame retardant producers and users to actively promote responsible methods for developing, handling, and expanding knowledge about current and new flame retardants.

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A core focus of NAFRA’s activities is the support of innovative research to enhance the scientific understanding of flame retardant chemistries.
Study shows robust fire safety standards significantly increase fire safety and escape time.
Report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), released in May 2019, rejected a single class approach to assessing the potential hazards of organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs). The findings confirm what scientists, regulators, and other authoritative bodies have already determined: it is not scientifically accurate or appropriate to make broad conclusions or impose a one-size-fits-all regulatory approach for OFRs.

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Restricting the Use of Organohalogen Flame Retardants in Televisions and Other Electronics Could Reduce Overall Product Safety and Performance Feb 09, 2022

Restricting the Use of Organohalogen Flame Retardants in Televisions and Other Electronics Could Reduce Overall Product Safety and Performance

Unsupported Claims and Policies Should Not Drive Product Decision Making

Flame Retardants

Important Layer of Fire Protection

Flame retardants are an important tool to help prevent and slow fires, protect property and save lives.

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Flame Retardant Facts

Flame retardants can provide an important layer of fire protection by preventing and delaying ignition, slowing the combustion process, and making a material self-extinguishing.
Flame retardants are derived from naturally-sourced elements and are incorporated into materials such as plastics, textiles, foams, and paints.
A variety of flame retardants are necessary because materials and products that need to be made fire-resistant are chemically and physically different and have different uses and performance requirements.

Sustainable Chemistry

Industry is committed to seeking ways to advance the circularity of flame retardants. A recently conducted pilot program shows that unique marker systems can be deployed to help whole value chains improve compliance, traceability and circularity of flame retardants throughout the life cycle of plastic used in consumer products.

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NAFRA Members

NAFRA’s members represent the world’s leading producers and users of a variety of flame retardants. Membership is open to producers, distributors and companies that use flame retardants in their own equipment or product, and related trade associations.

NAFRA champions state and federal fire safety activities in the U.S. and in Canada, and partners with the International Bromine Counsel (BSEF) on matters within the European Union.

NAFRA also works with ABICHAMA, the Brazilian association of the flame retardant industry, to raise awareness about the importance of fire safety in that country.

NAFRA represents the world’s leading producers of flame retardants and is dedicated to improving fire safety performance in a wide-range of products. NAFRA is also committed to strong science-based chemical safety regulation, to help protect users and those who may be exposed to our products, while also helping to protect that same population from the dangers of fire by promoting fire safety.

North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA)

Restricting the Use of Organohalogen Flame Retardants in Televisions and Other Electronics Could Reduce Overall Product Safety and Performance

Important Layer of Fire Protection

Flame Retardant Facts

Sustainable Chemistry

NAFRA Members

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