BASF Future Business’ wholly owned subsidiary, BASF Venture Capital has made an investment of $2.7 million in FRX Polymers, an advanced materials company headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
巴斯夫风险投资的投资是FRX聚合物的B系列融资的一部分，价值为2670万美元。FRX聚合物是非释放火焰聚合物的开发人员和制造商。该公司在瑞士经营着更大的聚合物飞行员设施，并在马萨诸塞州切尔姆斯福德（Chelmsford）经营两家飞行员。
巴斯夫风险投资经理Oliver Guthmann表示，FRX聚合物的聚合物阻燃剂显示出独特的特性。这些阻燃剂由有机聚合物组成，其活性成分是磷。它们的聚合物结构不允许它们随着时间的流逝而移出，并帮助它们保留了集成的聚合物的机械和光学特性。此外，这些阻燃剂也可以自己用作塑料，从而使其适合生产稀薄的透明高热量产品，包括LED光扩散器和电子片。阻燃剂的另一个优点是它们没有卤素，因此它们的可持续性。
In the plastic processing industry, the flame retardants are utilized in several products such as monitor or computer housings. FRX Polymers’ Chief Executive Officer, Marc Lebel stated that the demand for the company’s eco-friendly products is ever-increasing. Hence, the company will use the fund raised from the financing round to further extend its sales operations and its new manufacturing facility in Antwerp.
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