Developing Flame Retardant Coatings for Market Success

With demand for FR coatings blooming, no doubt there is a huge potential for increasing business in the unsaturated market! However regulatory restrictions & meeting the specific customers’ performance expectations for your chosen market are easier said than done. Without a clear vision of the targeted end-user application and thorough selection of raw materials your product could lose the market edge.

Let us take you in the right direction:

• Achieve optimal properties between application demands (train, aircraft, commercial buildings….) and product development capabilities. 
• Make the most of your budget with intelligent assessment of testing (inhouse vs lab)
• Easily succeed in governing body certification tests with effective prototype screening and achieve market success.
• Understand how the markets work in EU and US, what would be a good fit for your company and how soon you can expect to bring products to market.

Formulators, people working in R&D, product development and management, marketing interested in formulating FR coatings & expanding into markets like commercial buildings, public buildings, architectural type coatings, industrial applications, transportation (aircraft, train), chemical plant etc.

Questions you will be able to answer

1. Are these coatings good fit for my company based on the market that we want to target? What materials will I need to make a successful product in my chosen market?
2. How long might I expect between when I start developing a product and I start to see market success?
3. What kind of testing do I need to do? Where can I find out about those tests and if I need to have outside tests done, how do I find a laboratory to do that?

1. Fire/Flame Retardant Coatings basics & markets 


2. How to deal with formulation challenges with key strategies
   • Begin with the End in Mind - how to find the right fit between application demands and product development capabilities 
   • Types of regulatory bodies which govern the use of flame retardant


3. How to be savvy with material selection to achieve desired performance
   • Select candidate materials from a good material selection database from the acceptable options, keeping the application and required performance in mind 
   • Eliminate proscribed ingredients first to prevent developing unsuitable coating 
   • Research starting formulations using a material selection  


4. Determine screening protocol 
   • Screen prototype formulations  
   • Further develop most promising formulations 


5. How to optimize formulations with right tests using customers' expected performance criteria  
   • Full testing protocols can be expensive and time consuming 
   • Determine which tests are best performed in house or at outside services 
   • Ensure tests are properly documented and certified to enable customer acceptance 


6. Latest grades and innovative materials
   • With improved performance
   • Environmental and safety improvements
   • How to reduce toxic components


7. 30 Mins - Ask your questions directly from the expert.