Why?
Imagine the consequences of  falling asleep while smoking a cigarette or accidentally knocking over a burning candle
Statistics  show that between 6 and 24 million fires - causing 166,000 deaths and over  400 billion in damages every year. Up to 49 % of this terrible human cost is caused by fires in someone’s home and 15% from furniture catching fire in public places.
These deaths, and not to forget the terrible injuries caused by fire, are concentrated among the most vulnerable members of our community: children under 5 and the elderly.

What?
Flamaway® is a flame retardant system which can be added to plastics and polymers or applied as a treatment to all your textiles. Flamaway actively decreases the flammability of products in your home and, in the eventuality of fire, slows down the burning process thereby giving you valuable time to save your family, your friends and yourself.
A study at the University of Surrey concluded that the regulation of flame retardants from 1988 to 1997 was responsible for saving 710 human lives and protected 5.770 people from severe injury.
In any room furnished with Flamaway® treated curtains, furniture or bedding there are the following benefits:
- It enhances the evacuation time significantly.
- Flammability of combustible items is controlled. Fire expansion is reduced extremely. Flames and choking smoke develop slower and spread less.
- Minimizes the impact of the fire to maintain the structural integrity of the property.

How?
In many cases polymers initiate or propagate fire by exposure to extreme heat or flames. Therefore, in many areas -such as electrical appliances (i.e. your television) or building materials- the use of these polymers is restricted by their flammability, regardless of the important technical advantages their use could offer.
In order to fulfil legal requirements, Flamaway® may be added to polymers or applied to textiles to slow down combustion and degradation, reduce heat and prevent the emission of toxic gasses into the room.