DuPont Announces Third Licensee of BLUEDGE™ Polymeric Flame-Retardant Technology
WILMINGTON, Del. — Underscoring the importance of driving sustainability through innovative technology and application of green chemistry, DuPont announced the selection of Shandong Sunris New Materials Co., LTD as its latest technology license partner for BLUEDGE™ Polymeric Flame-Retardant Technology.
BLUEDGE technology is a sustainable, polymeric replacement for flame retardants currently used by the building industry in extruded polystyrene (XPS) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam insulation products. It replaces hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), a common flame retardant with a less favorable environmental profile that has been phased out in much of North America, Europe, and parts of Asia and is scheduled to be banned in China by the end of 2021.