Flame retardants fight back.

The article reports on the decision of ICL Industrial Products, Albemarle and Chemtura to initiate an action before the Conseil d'Etat in Belgium seeking the judicial review of the country's readoption of the measure banning the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in electronic equipment. According to Anne Noonan of Chemtura, fire safety initiatives continue to increase because the public realizes that flame retardants save lives.