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Paxymer “a big step closer to a sustainable society” states 3rd party audit
Patented halogen free flame retardant system for polyolefins Paxymer just scored excellent marks in an Environmental Assessment performed by Jegrelius the Institute for Applied Green Chemistry in Sweden. After having been selected to participate in the unique project, the report addressing the chemical risks, environmental impact and a life cycle perspective strongly recommends Paxymer as a ‘green’ solution.
Over 20 firms have already been assessed according to the Jegrelius model, ranging from outdoor clothes to oil recycling and water purification. Jegrelius ambition is to critically examine and investigate products from a holistic risk perspective – and assess each product’s place in a sustainable society.
“The performed chemical assessment shows that the Paxymer® formula does not include any substances that could generate any risks for the environmental or for the human health.”
Jegrelius Institute writes as follows in
their Environmental Assessment of Paxymer®:
“In this report we provide, an assessment of the environmental performance of
Paxymer AB’s product Paxymer®, an antimony and halogen free flame retardant for
polyolefin plastic such as polypropylene and polyethylene. […] The assessed
chemicals in the Paxymer® formula are much closer to sustainability compared to
the market dominating groups of brominated and organophosphorus flame
retardants that both includes a range of persistent, bioaccumulating and CMR
compounds.”
The report also addresses other flame retardant solutions and states that out of over 70 different Brominated flame retardants “none could be used in a sustainable society”
“Our conclusion is that the product Paxymer® is an environmental sound and recommended substitute to brominated and organophosphorus flame retardants. Paxymer® has a good environmental performance in all three assessed perspectives; chemical, sustainability and during its life cycle.” states Jegrelius in their report.
Click to read the full report on Paxymer’s® homepage.
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Ämnen
- Kemikalieindustri
Kategorier
- paxymer
- pop
- cmr
- substitution
- bromine
- halogen free
- stockholm
- polyolefin
- green
- environmentally friendly
- environment
- non toxic
- flame retardant
- burning process
Paxymer AB erbjuder en lösning som är fri från långlivade ämnen som ackumuleras eller sprids i kretsloppet. Plastens brandbeteende förändras helt; dropp elimineras, rök och värmeutveckling minskas kraftigt, samtidigt som röken är fri från toxiska gaser. Flamskyddet Paxymer® ligger idag i framkant av lagstiftningen och möter den nya generation av brandstandarder och miljöstandarder där man testar hela brandförloppet. Dessutom är materialet till skillnad från existerande lösningar återvinningsbart. Paxymer® säljs direkt till plasttillverkare som en tillsats (så kallad master batch) och påverkar inte produktionsprocessen eller plastdetaljens mekaniska egenskaper.
Paxymer är ett innovativt svenskt bolag som utmanar existerande lösningar inom flamskydd. Bolaget är ett systerbolag till PP Polymer som i nästan 30 år har bedrivit grön produktutveckling inom polymerområdet.
