Stamicarbon B.v.

Navin G Patel

Edward D Weil

Robert M Leeuwendal

A flame retardant polyamide composition including flame retardant effective amounts of (a) an iron compound and (b) a char forming thermoplastic polymer having aromatic groups in the backbone. A char stabilizing compound (c) may also be present. In a preferred embodiment (b) is a polyphenylene ether. In a preferred embodiment, (c) is anhydrous zinc borate or a wollastonite.

Flame retardant polyamides

A flame retardant thermoplastic containing an effective flame retardant amount of phospham. In additional embodiments, the thermoplastic has a processing temperature of above 200.degree. C., and may include one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of styrene-containing polymers, polyolefins and polyamides.

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Navin G Patel