Abstract: | The Fifth Annual Conference on Flame Retardancy was held May 24–26, 1994, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Stamford, Connecticut, USA. The conference was organized by Business Communications Company, Inc., Norwalk, Connecticut (Company President, Mr. Louis Naturman; Conference Coordinator, Mrs. Sharon D. Faust). New materials (polymers, blends, composites), their applications, industry developments, and markets were considered. Specifically, the most important topics were: Introduction of new technological achievements and development in the field of flame retardancy (FR) Review of the current state of science and technology in FR Review of applications and markets for FR products Presentation of recent developments in local and global standardization and in testing technology Discussion of toxicity and environmental issues Provision of a unique opportunity for newcomers to FR research technology and marketing to become acquainted with the FR field in all its aspects Discussion of halogen-based and non-halogen-based flame retardant chemicals, syngergism, intumescence, FR mechanisms, modeling, flame parameters, inherently FR polymers, and polymer blends |