New Company, FRX Polymers, Launched.To Provide First Commercially Available Polyphosphonate Flame Retardants CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- FRX FRX Frame Relay Exchange (provides backbone connectivity for HUB sites) FRX Frequently Repeated Line FRX Fox Pro Report Polymers, LLLP LLLP Limited Liability Limited Partnership (FRX) has announced that it has been formed as a new company to commercialize a new family of polyphosphonate homopolymers and copolymers. FRX will find initial markets as polymeric flame retardant additives for plastics and as transparent, high flowing, non-burning specialty polymers. FRX polymers are non-halogenated, phosphorous phos·pho·rous adj. Of, relating to, or containing phosphorus, especially with a valence of 3 or a valence lower than that of a comparable phosphoric compound. based polymers and have the highest Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI LOI Letter of Indemnity (international trade and carriage business) LOI Letter Of Intent LOI Loss On Ignition LOI Letter of Inquiry LOI Lack Of Information LOI Lack of Interest LOI Letter of Invitation LOI List Of Items ) of all commercial thermoplastics. (LOI is a key metric to determine non-burning characteristics of polymers.) FRX polymers have three distinguishing properties. They have excellent flame retarding properties, they are transparent and also have very high melt flow rate. In addition, due to their polymeric nature, they will not migrate out of the host plastic when used as additives. Tests also show that in certain polymer systems, improved mechanical properties - such as heat distortion temperature - can result. Company founding CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Marc Lebel, explained, "FRX Polymers are new to the world of polymers. While much research has been done on Polyphosphonates over the last 50 years, FRX Polymers is the first company to commercialize them. We have developed a cost effective manufacturing route and through intensive research efforts over the last 4 years, we have dramatically improved the properties of these polymers. Our polymers will find applications in the $15B flame retardant plastics market." The Company recently started up a new pilot plant and will use the capacity to seed its growing group of development partners. FRX Polymers is forming Joint Evaluation and Development agreements with major polymer and FR additive manufacturers, which will lead to manufacturing and marketing licenses. FRX Polymers has also developed the synthesis process for one of the key phosphorous containing monomers used to produce polyphosphonates. It intends to form a venture to supply this key monomer monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). to its polymer licensees. About FRX Polymers, LLLP, (www.frxpolymers.com) FRX Polymers is a limited partnership and is 50% owned by KPP KPP Key Performance Parameter KPP K-Profile Parameterization KPP Kepler Packing Problem (mathematics) KPP Kinoform Phase Plate KPP Kodak Premium Processing KPP Knowledge Processing Subsystem Investments, an investment company with headquarters in Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest and 50% owned by Triton Systems Inc, a private research and development company which specializes in advanced materials and having headquarters in Chelmsford Massachusetts. FRX Polymers is headquartered in Chelmsford MA, where it conducts its research and where it also operates both polymer and monomer pilot facilities. |
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