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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Zotefoams PLC\n19 October 2007\n\n\n19 October 2007\n\n\n Zotefoams plc ('Zotefoams')\n Product Achievement\n\n\nZotefoams is pleased to announce that its product ZOTEK(R) F42HT LS has\nsuccessfully achieved the approval criteria of the FM Approvals FM 4910 standard\n'Cleanroom Materials Flammability Test Protocol'.\n\nZOTEK(R) F42HT LS fluoropolymer foam is the only polymer foam to have achieved\nthe 'Specification Tested' status against the FM 4910 test protocol. This\nspecific grade of material is used to make T-Tubes(R) advanced insulation\nsystems for clean environments. Zotefoams has a marketing alliance with UFP\nTechnologies Inc, the manufacturer of T-Tubes(R).\n\nFM Approvals are a business unit of FM Global, one of the market leaders in the\nproperty insurance industry. Testing was undertaken at the company's Rhode\nIsland facility where the company has revolutionary cleanroom materials-testing\ntechnology to determine which materials can best reduce property loss in the\nevent of a fire.\n\nCommenting on this success, David Stirling, Managing Director of Zotefoams plc,\nsaid 'This recognition of the outstanding flammability performance of the ZOTEK\n(R) F42HT LS fluoropolymer foam is an invaluable aid to the marketing and sales\nof the product into cleanroom applications and represents an exciting\nopportunity for Zotefoams.'\n\n\nFurther information on the FM4910 test protocol can be found at http://\nwww.fmglobal/approvals/approved/categories/materials_cleanroom.asp\n\n\n\nFor further information please contact:\n\nDavid Stirling\n\nManaging Director, Zotefoams plc\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 8664 1600\n\n\n\n\n\nZOTEK(R) is a registered trademark of Zotefoams plc\n\nT-Tubes(R) is a registered trademark of UFP Technologies Inc.\n\nSee www.t-tubes.com\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Zotefoams plc\n\n\n\nZotefoams plc (LSE - Zotefoams) is the worlds leading producer of light weight,\ncross-linked closed-cell, block foams. These pure, consistent foams are\nmanufactured using a unique environmentally friendly nitrogen expansion\ntechnology. Zotefoams was the first to develop cross-linked polyolefin foams\nand is increasingly using its production technology to manufacture foamed\nmaterials based on high-performance polymers. Based in Croydon, UK Zotefoams\nalso manufactures in Kentucky, USA and markets its products worldwide through a\ngloba...