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Safer wood starts with borate flame retardants

:: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 :: Posted By Emmanuel Laval
Safer wood starts with borate flame retardants
Recent building fires have renewed attention on fire safety in modern construction. See how borate flame retardants improve fire performance in wood products used across residential and commercial buildings.

Protecting wood construction with borates

:: Thursday, September 12, 2024 :: Posted By Emmanuel Laval
Protecting wood construction with borates
Housing is one of the fundamental needs for people everywhere. As the world’s population grows, we need more housing with a greater variety of options. This demand presents challenges not only for the pace of building but also for building materials.

Combatting combustion: Borates in cellulose insulation

:: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 :: Posted By Emmanuel Laval
Combatting combustion: Borates in cellulose insulation

Treating cellulose insulation with borates ensures excellent fire-retardant performance. Learn how borates became widely adopted and why finding the right product, concentration, and partner matters.

Multi-beneficial borates for metalworking

:: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 :: Posted By Maryam Moravej
Multi-beneficial borates for metalworking
Borates are essential, cost-effective additives that provide multiple benefits when used in metalworking fluid formulations. Learn more about borate additives and important considerations when selecting them for fluids.

Borates in Oil Production Energize a Steady Supply

:: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 :: Posted By Frank Wawrzos
Borates in Oil Production Energize a Steady Supply
Oil is a staple of our energy supply, and its numerous other industrial uses mean that it will be in demand for some time to come. Using borates in oilfield chemical applications helps make oil production more effective, more efficient, and cleaner.

U.S. Borax, part of Rio Tinto, is a global leader in the supply and science of borates—naturally-occurring minerals containing boron and other elements. We are 1,000 people serving our customers with more than 1,200 delivery locations globally. We supply around 30% of the world’s need for refined borates from our world-class mine in Boron, California, about 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

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