Disflamoll® Advance Plasticizing Flame Retardants
Triphenyl phosphate (TPP) is facing increasing regulatory scrutiny and ongoing evaluation within global regulatory frameworks. On February 2, 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) included TPP in its 13th draft recommendation for the REACH Authorisation List. As regulatory pressure continues to grow, proven flame retardant solutions may become tomorrow’s compliance challenge, creating uncertainty around qualification, approvals, and long-term use in regulated applications.
Disflamoll® Advance is LANXESS’ next-generation platform for plasticizing flame retardants with extremely low TPP content (<0.1%). Developed to support long-term regulatory compliance, it helps manufacturers address evolving REACH, SVHC, and global regulatory requirements without compromising flame retardancy, plasticizing performance, smoke suppression, or processing efficiency.
The Disflamoll® Advance portfolio enables a seamless transition to future-ready formulations and supports the development of next-generation product concepts. Its tailored solutions address diverse application and performance requirements, including the replacement of conventional plasticizers and the reduction or elimination of antimony trioxide (ATO). The platform already includes solutions with an improved product carbon footprint, supporting customers on their sustainability journey.
Disflamoll® Advance is a continuously expanding product platform, designed to provide customers with solutions for evolving market and regulatory needs without compromising performance. Reach out to discover your future-ready solution today.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No. Regulation is an important driver, but Disflamoll Advance is not only about compliance.
The product family is designed to offer a strong overall value package:
- Flame retardant performance
- Plasticizing effect
- Fast fusion behavior
- Good processing properties
- Low smoke potential in relevant formulations
- Supply reliability from LANXESS
- Technical formulation support
- Future-ready regulatory positioning
The goal is not just to replace an existing product, but to help customers build more robust formulations for the future.
A further ambition is to position the Advance family directly as a greener alternative versus conventional competitive products. This includes the use of green electricity, already greener chlorine-related inputs, ongoing work to purchase existing raw materials with a better sustainability profile, and future Advance versions with an even stronger focus on greener raw materials.
Customers should start early because formulation changes, internal approvals and customer qualifications often take time.
Waiting until regulation becomes urgent may create unnecessary pressure, including:
- Short qualification windows
- Limited flexibility in reformulation
- Higher risk of supply or approval bottlenecks
- Reactive rather than proactive customer communication
Disflamoll Advance allows customers to prepare ahead of time. The earlier you start, the more control you keep over the transition. Instead of waiting for regulation to force a change, you can start qualifying future-ready alternatives today.
Disflamoll® Advance OT offers a strong balance of:
- Low-TPP positioning with TPP content below 0.1%
- High plasticizer efficiency
- Fast fusion
- Low plastisol viscosity
- Good low-temperature properties
- Lightfastness
- Effective flame retardancy
- Low smoke performance compared with common plasticizers or triaryl phosphate systems in relevant PVC formulations
This makes Disflamoll® Advance OT a strong option where customers are looking for a future-ready replacement concept with robust processing and flame-retardant performance.
Disflamoll® Advance XT is being developed as the next step within the product family. Its key focus is on applications where lower volatility is particularly important.
Compared with Disflamoll® Advance OT, XT is expected to be especially relevant where customers require:
- Lower volatility
- Good plasticizing performance
- Flame retardant contribution
- Low smoke behavior
- Improved regulatory positioning versus conventional TPP-containing products
This threshold is important because it is widely used as a relevant regulatory boundary for substances of very high concern. It helps customers reduce regulatory complexity and supports more robust long-term product planning.
LANXESS can support customers with:
- Product selection between OT and XT
- Technical discussion of application requirements
- Sample supply and qualification support
- Comparison against existing systems
- Regulatory and product stewardship information
- Commercial ramp-up planning
