DuPont expands its strategic partnership in China's XPS insulation board industry and actively promotes the development of green and sustainable polymer flame retardants.
On June 24, 2021, DuPont and China’s largest polystyrene extruded board (XPS) manufacturer JSWN Energy-saving Insulation Technology Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in the DuPont Shanghai Innovation Center to deepen the flame retardant use of XPS insulation boards. Cooperation in masterbatch. Previously, DuPont has authorized Lanxess Chemical, Israel Chemical Group and Shandong Xurui New Materials to produce BLUEDGE™ (brominated SBS) polymer flame retardants for the Chinese market, and this cooperation will further expand DuPont`s XPS insulation board industry in China Strategic partnership.
As a green and sustainable polymer flame retardant, BLUEDGE™ (brominated SBS) technology has been approved by many national regulatory agencies due to its excellent safety and environmental protection characteristics, and is widely used in the world to replace EPS ( The HBCD (hexabromocyclododecane) in expanded polystyrene board) and XPS (extruded polystyrene board) will definitely be able to make a positive contribution to the banning and replacement of HBCD in China that will be officially opened at the end of 2021.