From the beginnings to an industry leader

FRX Innovations (“FRX”; original parent company) announces closing of the sale of its operating subsidiary FRX Polymers, Inc.; All Nofia® products now sold under new company name Nofia Solutions (January 2025)

LANXESS announces distribution of Nofia® in Key Segments (January 2025)

Nofia® Homopolymers and Copolymers were added to the TCO Certified Accepted Substance List, a leading sustainability certification for electronics and IT industries.

Nofia® CO3000, CO4000, and CO6000 received a GreenScreen Benchmark™ 3 score, indicating high environmental and health safety standards.

Nofia® products became certified for use in U.S. Army soldier uniforms.

Approval was granted for a high-performance wire harness application in electric vehicles, with ongoing processes for three additional high-volume EV-related applications.

FRX and China’s Yoo-Point jointly developed a water-based emulsion containing Nofia® non-halogenated flame retardants. Yoo-Point handled distribution in China, while FRX managed distribution elsewhere.

A strategic partnership was formed with Italmatch Chemicals Group.

Nofia® non-halogenated polyphosphonates became available for use in UL 94 V-0 high-temperature polyurethane flexible foams for transportation and electronics industries.

Nofia® phosphonates were introduced for producing low volatile organic compound (VOC) PUR foam for automotive interiors.

FRX announced the availability of Nofia® non-halogenated flame retardants as a replacement for antimony in brominated systems.

PolyVisions introduced a high-impact strength, V0 flame retardant, chemical-resistant thermoplastic compound utilizing halogen-free polymeric FR from FRX.

Uno & Company Ltd. launched new bromine-free synthetic hair fibers using Nofia® flame retardant.

FRX and Shengyi Technology Co. developed a new low dielectric loss copper clad laminate formulation for printed circuit boards.

FRX highlighted expanding end-use applications for Nofia® flame retardants at K 2016.

FRX received Belgium’s Flanders Cleantech Internationalization Award for sustainability leadership.

Nofia® flame retardants obtained accreditation from the Oeko-Tex® Association.

FRX was honored during the Belgian Business Award and named for the third time to the Global Cleantech 100.

Nofia® flame retardant became available for worldwide distribution.

Expansion of Nofia® products into European and Asian territories.

FRX named in the Global Cleantech 100 and received an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Award.

Official trademark registration of Nofia® from the U.S. Trademark Office.

Exclusive Nofia® distribution agreement with Americhem.

FRX received the Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award for Nofia® and an Investment of the Year Award from the Flanders Government.

A joint scale-up agreement was signed with Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build and operate a semi-works plant in Domat/EMS, Switzerland.

The first commercial polyphosphonate flame retardants were launched.

A new pilot plant started in the USA.

FRX engaged with 15 of the world’s largest polymer and flame-retardant additive producers to validate Nofia® internally generated properties.

Joint development agreements were entered into with five major plastic and flame-retardant additive manufacturers.

FRX was founded (from Triton Systems, Inc.) following five years of intensive research and development in the field of flame-retardant polymers.

FRX was reported on by Plastics Technology Magazine and featured in CNN Money’s Technology section “Brainstorm Green Videos.”

FRX won the Clean Technologies Award at SPE’s GPEC and was awarded the 2008 Frost & Sullivan North American Product Innovation of the Year Award.