FLAME RETARDANT POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING A HIGH AMOUNT OF INORGANIC FILLER

• Main Authors: JUNGKVIST JONAS, SULTAN BERNT AKE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 25.01.2011
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS

The present invention relates to a flame retardant polymer composition comprising (A) at least one polar olefin copolymer comprising one or more comonomer units selected from (meth)-acrylate and/or (meth)-acrylic acid, (B) a silicone-group containing compound, and (C) an inorganic filler which is neither a hydroxide nor a substantially hydrated compound in an amount of 46 to 70 wt% of the total weight of the polymer composition, wherein the at least one olefin copolymer (A) comprises one or more comonomer units selected from (meth)-acrylate and/or (meth)-acrylic acid in an amount of 9.0 to 60 wt% of the polar olefin copolymer. to an article, in particular a wire or cable, comprising said flame retardant polymer composition, and to the use of said composition for the production of a layer of a wire or cable.