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Green Flame Retardants Featured in Specialty Chemicals Magazine

April 2nd, 2012

Dr. Kumar G. Kumar gave SCM in-depth performance data about Albemarle’s upcoming eco-friendly flame retardant, GreenArmor. The flame retardant will be the first of a line of environmentally preferred products released by Albemarle under their Earthwise division.

Researchers like Dr. Kumar have developed stable low molecular weight brominated polymers using readily available raw materials. These polymers have a wide range of properties that can be tailored to offer specific physical and flame retardant performance in any given resin system. GreenArmor is the first of this new generation polymers and has high bromine content, better FR efficiency, is melt-blendable and can be used in both thermoplastic and thermoset polymers. Polymers flame retarded with GreenArmor have excellent mechanical and electrical properties, offer better thermal and color stability and have excellent recyclability.

This isn’t Dr. Kumar’s first time presenting on GreenArmor, and for more details you can view slides from his BCC presentation here, or read Dr. Kumar’s study here.

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Green Polymer Chemistry Conference Takes Place in March 2012

December 26th, 2011

AMI’s 1st international conference on Green Chemistry in the polymer industry will take place from 20-22 March 2012 at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne, Germany. Green Polymer Chemistry 2012 provides a forum for environment and sustainability managers, business development professionals, chemical engineers, plastics manufacturers, researchers, and suppliers to the industry to debate the latest developments in producing conventional polymers from sustainable sources such as plants, waste and CO2. There is a welcome reception on the first evening followed by a 2-day programme of presentations.

Conventional plastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, PET and nylon, have a well-established performance record in protecting and preserving food and water supplies worldwide, from high pressure pipes to thin film packaging. The global population is expanding rapidly and fossil fuel supplies are dwindling, so the polymer supply chain needs to find alternative feedstocks to be sustainable.

For more information, visit the AMI website here.

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Posted in Brominated Flame Retardants, Eco-friendly flame retardant, European Flame Retardant Association, Green Chemistry, GreenArmor, In the news, Polyamide compounds, Sustainability

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Improving the Environmental and Safety Performance in the E&E Industry

September 19th, 2011

SwitchAsia was officially launched by the EU to promote the adoption of sustainable consumption and production practices among SMEs and consumer groups in Asia. This program is supported by MIIT in China and implemented by the German AHK in partnership with some Chinese E&E associations, institutes & academies. Chinese brands like Haier,Lenovo,TCL are very supportive of this program. SwitchAsia aims to promote environmental protection and sustainable development, better business partnership between Chinese and European E&E companies, and to approximate views on environmental and safety standards between China & EU countries. SwitchAsia covers compliance with a several rules & standards from Europe and China, including RoHS, WEEE, EuP, REACH, Fire Safety, etc. The program plans to develop several training courses on regulations/standards covering toxic and hazardous substances, raw materials, eco-design, disposal and recycling as well as methods to calculate carbon footprint.

For more information, click here.

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Albemarle to Manufacture First Synthetic Renewable Base Oils From Amyris Biofene® for Novvi S.A.

August 23rd, 2011

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals, today announced it has entered into a manufacturing agreement to supply base oils to Novvi S.A., a joint venture between Amyris, Inc. and Cosan S.A. Industria e Comercio focused on the development, production, marketing and distribution of high-performance renewable base oils from Biofene®, Amyris’ renewable farnesene.

For more info, click here.

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Help Promote Safe Chemicals with the Stroller Brigade

August 11th, 2011

On Wednesday August 10^th, the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families campaign coordinated the Safer Chemicals Stroller Brigades. Moms across the country participated in local events to ask their Members of Congress to be leaders in protecting American families from toxic chemicals.

The following cities held this event:

1.        Hartford, Connecticut
2.        Wilmington, Delaware
3.        Lexington, Kentucky
4.        Portland, Maine
5.        Baltimore, Maryland
6.        Boston, Massachusetts
7.        Missoula, Montana
8.        New York, New York
9.        Portland, Oregon
10.      Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11.      Abilene, Texas
12.      Seattle, Washington

Most events featured a stroller brigade where people walked to their Senator’s office to hand deliver letters of support for the Safe Chemicals Act.

Albemarle supports the stroller brigade and their efforts to promote safe chemicals that including flame retardants, green principles and sustainability.

For more information on safe chemicals, view:
Albemarle’s Earthwise Product Researcher Presented on a New Generation of Eco-Friendly Flame Retardants at BCC Conference
World Demand for Flame Retardants Additives to Reach 2.2 Million

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Posted in Company Information, Conferences, Eco-friendly flame retardant, Education, GreenArmor, In the news, Pregnancy, Products, albemarle, fire safety

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When the EPA Regulates Flame-Retardants, the Risk of Fire Injuries Increases.

May 19th, 2011

Only a few flame-retardants are left on the market for consumers to purchase; yet humans need these chemicals to prevent injuries and deaths from fire. The EPA suggests the environment and living organisms suffer from flame retardants, although there are no significant evidence or any claims that causes human death or disease. Because the EPA and alike do not know the full impact these chemicals have, they decide to ban them anyways and risk the lives of many. Read full report here.

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Earthwise Fire Safety Monthly Wrap Up: April

May 3rd, 2011

Check out April’s posts concerning efforts to improve fire safety solution performance while being safe for the environment and all living beings.

Group to Represent Flame Retardants Sector and strengthens product-specific advocacy efforts.
Scored in seven different categories including environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations and governance, Albemarle Again Named Among Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens.
Albemarle is pleased to announce Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company Selects Samsung Engineering to Construct Manufacturing Facility.
In the development of CO2-derived polymers, Novomer is Making Headway With the Assistance of Albemarle.

Earthwise is a division of Albemarle. Our goal is to provide buyers of flame retardant solutions and the trade industry with timely and valuable insight.

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Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company Selects Samsung Engineering to Construct Manufacturing Facility

April 12th, 2011

JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –

Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company (SOCC), a joint venture equally owned by SABIC affiliate, SPECIALTY CHEM (Saudi Specialty Chemical Company) and Albemarle Netherlands B.V. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB)), is pleased to announce that Samsung Engineering has been selected to provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the SOCC Aluminum Alkyls manufacturing facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

“SOCC is pleased with the selection of Samsung,” says Al Saurage, SOCC Executive General Manager. “With Samsung’s history, SOCC is assured of a quality design and construction effort for this facility that will supply a strategic product supporting the polyolefin industry of the region.”

Samsung will immediately begin the detailed engineering in Seoul, Korea. The manufacturing facility will be constructed in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, at the SPECIALTY CHEM site, with a mechanical completion date projected for 3Q2012. Mr. Choi, Samsung Engineering VP of Business Development, commented, “We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with SOCC and the parent companies SABIC and Albemarle. Samsung will do its utmost to ensure that the SOCC project is executed in a speedy manner and with outstanding quality and safety records.”

The SOCC facility will initially manufacture 6000MT/yr of Tri Ethyl Aluminum, the key co-catalyst used in polyolefin production. This product is currently supplied to the region from Albemarle’s facilities in Europe, Asia, and North America and will be supplied from the SOCC plant to regional customers upon plant startup.

About Albemarle

Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals for consumer electronics, petroleum refining, utilities, packaging, construction, automotive/transportation, pharmaceuticals, crop protection, food-safety and custom chemistry services. The Company is committed to global sustainability and is advancing its eco-practices and solutions in its three business segments, Polymer Solutions, Catalysts and Fine Chemistry. Corporate Responsibility Magazine selected Albemarle to its prestigious “100 Best Corporate Citizens” list for 2010. Albemarle employs approximately 4,000 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. Albemarle regularly posts information to www.albemarle.com, including notification of events, news, financial performance, investor presentations and webcasts, Regulation G reconciliations, SEC filings, and other information regarding the Company, its businesses and the markets we serve.

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Albemarle Again Named Among Top 100 Best Corporate Citizens

April 8th, 2011

BATON ROUGE, La., April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable specialty chemical solutions, has been selected as one of Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” for 2011. This is the second year that Albemarle has been named to this prestigious list, which is widely accepted as the world’s most respected corporate responsibility ranking and one of the top-three most important business rankings in the United States.

View full story here.

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Earthwise Fire Safety Monthly Wrap Up: March

April 5th, 2011

Earthwise Fire Safety is your source for eco-friendly, fire safety solutions. Covering flame retardants used to enhance many consumer and commercial products, textiles and electronics, airplane and automobile interiors – this is our primary focus. Earthwise is division of Albemarle, our goal is to provide buyers of flame retardant solutions and the trade industry with timely and valuable insight. This includes new product launches, technical product data, government regulation, research and testing, and other related fire safety solutions information.

Check out some of the most popular posts concerning efforts to improve fire safety solution performance while being safe for the environment and all living beings. At Earthwise, know that true green chemistry involves the entire life cycle of a product from design and innovation, to minimizing the use of raw materials and energy, through the manufacturing process and down to the final stages of recycling or reusing commercial by-products.