Tateho Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

Yukihiko Namiki

Hirofumi Kurisu

Yasunori Kitano

Yasushi Kato

Misao Hanai

Toshikazu Kotani

Yoshiaki Yokota

A flame retardant polyolefin compound having low smoking and toxicity comprising 100 parts by weight of polyolefin resin, 100 to 150 parts by weight of a flame retardant, and 2 to 10 parts by weight of zinc stannate as a flame retardant auxilliary agent. The flame retardant polyolefin compound preferably uses a composite metal hydroxide as the flame retardant.

Flame retardant polyolefin compound having low smoking and toxicity

A flame retardant polyolefin composition comprising polofin resin and a flame-retarding component which is prepared by adding 1 to 20 parts by weight of fine carbon powder to 100 parts by weight of composite metal hydroxide expressed by the general formula Mg.sub.1-x M.sup.+2.sub.x (OH).sub.2 in which M.sup.+2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of bivalent metallic ions Mn.sup.+2, Fe.sup.+2, Co.sup.+2, Ni.sup.+2, Cu.sup.+2 and Zn.sup.+2, and x has a value satisfying 0.001.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.9.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Yukihiko Namiki