Until recently, brominated chemicals had a major share in the European flame-retardant chemicals market. But environmental and health concerns are restraining the growth of demand for brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, paving way for the development of the non-halogenated flame-retardant chemicals market. Brominated and chlorinated flame retardants that are commonly used are semi-volatile chemical compounds and are not chemically bound to the product; rather, they are sprayed afterwards. Once sprayed, they do not disintegrate and settle in the dust present in the atmosphere. Furthermore, they have been observed in sources quite far fromhuman habitat, such as in whale tissues and other marine mammals. The toxicity of the brominated compound class is in the range of 2.5-200 mg/L (LD50), while that of the chlorinated compound class is in the range of 2.25-203 mg/L (LD50). LD50 is a type of measurement that indicates a value of LD50 for a substance in the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration. Brominated flame retardants have the potential to adversely affect endocrine functions and the central nervous and reproductive systems, while the halogenated flame retardants been found to inhibit enzymes involved in steroid hormone metabolism.

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4. MARKET DYNAMICS

5. MARKET SEGMENTATION

6. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS