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==Gävle straw goat==
==Gävle straw goat==
Noflan was used to protect a giant straw yule goat or [[yulbocken]] from [[arson]] in [[Gävle]], [[Sweden]] during December 2006.<ref>http://www.firestop.uk.com/currentnews.htm Retrieved on 11 Jan 2008.</ref>
Noflan was used to protect a giant straw yule goat or [[julbocken]] from [[arson]] in [[Gävle]], [[Sweden]] during December 2006.<ref>http://www.firestop.uk.com/currentnews.htm Retrieved on 11 Jan 2008.</ref>



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:39, 10 January 2008

Noflan is a flame retardant chemical. It was developed in the 1980s by the Moscow State Textile University and the Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics in Moscow, with the aim of fire-proofing the fabric used in Soviet spacecraft. In the 1990s the technology was commercialised and licensed to Firestop Chemicals.

Uses

Noflan is used to treat fabric and carpets in trains, buses and aircraft, including the Airbus A380.

Gävle straw goat

Noflan was used to protect a giant straw yule goat or julbocken from arson in Gävle, Sweden during December 2006.[1]

References

  • New Scientist 22/11/07
  1. ^ http://www.firestop.uk.com/currentnews.htm Retrieved on 11 Jan 2008.

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