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Fire: Continuing Scourge, Doused with Zinc Borate 
No smoke without fire; no fire without fuel.

Most of the materials that furnish the infrastructure of daily life are potential fuels like oil or gas. Wood, polymers, home furnishings, clothing, vehicle interiors, and most construction materials all have their burning points. That is why in the United States alone, some three million fires are reported each year causing 4,500 deaths, 29,000 injuries and an estimated total bill of $100 billion.

Plastics manufacturers must pay enormous attention to safety, and are subject to ever more stringent regulation and legislation. In an intensely competitive industry, they also have to control costs and improve quality. Working closely with polymer manufacturers, U.S. Borax can now prove that zinc borate is a product that, in most polymer systems, helps them reconcile these competing priorities. It makes not only for safer plastics but also for cost savings.