The flame retardant is an additive for improving the flame retardancy of polymer materials, and also becomes a flame retardant, a fire retardant, and a fire retardant. Flame retardants are the second largest category in terms of consumption of plastic additives, second only to plasticizers. The loss caused by fire to human beings has made the society's call for flame retardants and flame retardant regulations increasingly strong, so the flame retardant industry has developed rapidly. At present, the annual global consumption of flame retardants has reached 1.05 million tons, of which North America, Western Europe, and Japan are the largest consumers of flame retardants, accounting for 30%, 33%, and 18% of the consumer market, respectively. Asia (excluding Japan) 19%. At present, the most widely used are chlorine, bromine, phosphorus and halogenated phosphorus, inorganic and so on.

       The products on the Shanghai flame retardant market are divided into additive flame retardants and reactive flame retardants according to different application methods. According to the composition, the additive flame retardants mainly include inorganic flame retardants, halogen flame retardants (organic chlorine) Compounds and organic bromides), phosphorus-based flame retardants (red phosphorus, phosphate and halogenated phosphates, etc.) and nitrogen-based flame retardants.

        According to research, the Asia-Pacific region will become the world's largest flame retardant market in 2009, and demand will reach 2.2 million tons per year. The market value will grow rapidly at an average annual rate of 8.5%. The main reason is that high-value specialty flame retardant products continue to occupy a larger market share. Increasingly strict environmental laws have led to the development of flame retardant market development with less pollution and less harm to humans and the environment.

       In the next few years, flame retardants will develop towards low-toxicity, low-smoke (or smoke-suppression), and low-corrosion products. The refinement and classification of inorganic flame retardants, surface active treatment, high fluidity, and easy dispersibility will become more stringent. Due to the development of electronic equipment and electrical components, the halogen-free call of flame retardants is strong; phosphorus-based flame retardants have good prospects because of their functions of plasticizing, flame retardant, and abrasion resistance. Nitrogen-phosphorus-based intumescent flame retardants and nitrogen-based flame retardants will be favored, and research and development will be more active. Due to its high efficiency, brominated flame retardants will continue to grow.