Supresta Advocates for Improved Fire Safety Worldwide, Offers Free Online Drawing of Fire Safety Equipment in Support of Fire Prevention Week

As worldwide advocates for fire safety, Supresta is proud to support Fire Prevention Week. From now until October 14, users can visit www.supresta.com to read fire safety tips and enter to win a Kidde KK2 kitchen fire extinguisher or smoke alarm. Fire Prevention Week is a program of the National Fire Protection Association, and this year’s theme is “Prevent Cooking Fires — Watch What You Heat.”

Headquartered in Ardsley, New York, Supresta is a leading advocate for improving fire safety standards around the world as well as an industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of phosphorus based flame retardants, plasticizers, additives, and lubricants.

The issue of fire safety is serious, but it is sometimes overlooked, since the majority of deaths and property losses occur in small residential fires. In the United States, more than 3,000 people lose their lives as a result of residential fires that cause more than $10 billion in property damage. A home structure fire is reported every 79 seconds, and someone dies from a home fire every 135 minutes in America.

The best protection against fires is prevention; however, when accidents do occur the proper use of flame retardants and flame retardant plasticizers provides valuable escape time for people and first responders. In the kitchen — where 3 in 10 reported home fires start — flame retardants can be found in the wires of appliances; in the casings of some heating appliances; in the rigid foam in kitchen walls; and even in the insulation of iceboxes.
Supresta is a founding member of the American Fire Safety Council, which has been instrumental in pushing forward national standards for residential furniture and bedding. Supresta is also a member of the European Flame Retardant Association and is active with similar associations in Japan and China.

For more information on Supresta’s advocacy and legislative efforts, contact Mark Buczek, Vice President of Advocacy and Legislative Affairs, 914.269.5900, mark.buczek@supresta.com or log onto www.supresta.com.

Supresta is a worldwide, industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of phosphorus based flame retardants, plasticizers, additives, and lubricants. Supresta’s diverse portfolio includes the product lines Fyrol™, Phosflex™, Fyrolflex™, Fyrquel™, Syn-o-ad™, and Victawet™. With headquarters in Ardsley, New York, and regional offices in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, and Shanghai, China, Supresta is dedicated to continuous improvement and to responsible care.