TWELVE NEW CONCENTRATES FOR LOW-SMOKE PVC PLENUM COMPOUNDS ARE RoHS-COMPLIANT AND INCLUDE TWO ALTOGETHER NEW COLORS

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PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A., November 29, 2007: With the introduction of a range of RoHS-compliant concentrates for use with FireGuard® and other low-smoke PVC plenum compounds, Teknor Color Company now offers RoHS-compliant colors spanning the entire spectrum of the most widely used wire and cable polymers, the company announced today.

The new range of concentrates includes ten counterparts to non-RoHS-compliant colors offered for FireGuard compounds, plus two—rose and aqua—not previously available. Both old and new concentrates have the same low-smoke PVC carrier resins, and there are no appreciable differences between the new concentrates and the earlier formulations in terms of use levels and performance, according to Anne Upton, wire and cable market manager.

“Teknor Color Company has formulated the new FireGuard concentrates with pigments that comply with RoHS regulations yet provide the same coloring efficiency and electrical performance obtained with standard concentrates,” said Upton. “This is our third RoHS-compliant product line, joining a range of 16 colors for all PVC compounds other than plenum types, and a range of twelve Munsell® colors for use with polyethylene.”

In addition to Aqua and Rose, the new colors for FireGuard and other standard low-flame, low-smoke plenum compounds include Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Orange, Purple, Red, White, and Yellow.

FireGuard low-flame, low-smoke PVC compounds are manufactured by Teknor Apex’s Vinyl Division, an affiliate of Teknor Color. They meet or exceed all applicable UL requirements pertaining to applications in copper and fiber optic plenum cables used in commercial buildings. The Vinyl Division also produces Apex® PVC wire and cable compounds, used in virtually every type of wire and cable application.