LOTTE Chemical develops recycled flame-retardant polypropylene (PP) material for building interior materials. The company’s PP products were rated Class A, meaning the best flame retardant performance, in ‘ASTM E84’, a flame retardancy rating certification test for indoor finishing materials for buildings in North America and the Middle East.

The PP product that received the A grade this time is a newly developed halogen-free (non-toxic) flame retardant material that is not harmful to the human body compared to general flame retardant plastics and is recyclable, so it has the advantage of being eco-friendly.

LOTTE Chemical’s halogen-free flame retardant PP products are scheduled to be first used as interior finishing materials for buildings in the Middle East in 2024, and are expected to be expanded to other uses such as automobiles and home appliances that required flame retardant properties in the future.

LOTTE Chemical said, “With this developed product, we plan to enter the building interior finishing materials market in North America and the Middle East in earnest.”