Fire chemicals are usually a combination of high quality active fire fighting ingredients with careful particle size distributed in the form of dry chemical powder to achieve high performance and reliability when using for fire retardation. Other free flowing additives and hydrophobic agents are also added to make sure that is had the best water repellency, as well as minimize risk of powder caking during storage. This special formula of different types of high performance powders makes it easy to handle these chemicals during the filling operation, and also maximum reliability against all types of fires. It also makes them safe to be stored for longer periods of time without affecting efficiency.
Dry chemical powders used on fire chemicals are specially designed to get the highest extinguisher ratings to be obtained on the Central European Norm (CEN) EN615 and EN3 standard range of fires. This ensures a fire performance of each extinguisher is at its maximum. Uses for dry powder chemicals includes use in oil and petrochemical refineries, airfield crash trucks and many military applications where they may be used simultaneously with fire fighting foams. This provides quick retardation of the fire while minimizing the possibility of re-ignition. All these dry chemical powders are protected with special hydrophobic compounds to ensure full compatibility with most modern fire fighting foam concentrates.