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Ceram Polymerik

Ceram Polymerik Pty Ltd is a company established to commercialise innovative new technology in polymer composites for passive fire protection. In a fire, these composites transform into a ceramic structure once the activation temperature is reached. The technology is very effective in a wide range of plastics and rubbers. Composites can be made flexible or rigid to meet the particular requirements of a fire protection component or material.

This patented technology evolved from several years of Research & Development by the Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers. As a world first, the technology has been successfully commercialised by Olex Australia as insulation for their Pyrolex® Ceramifiable® high performance fire cable. The cable is flexible under normal conditions but forms a protective ceramic barrier when exposed to heat and fire. Even after 2 hours at 1000° C, the cable can continue to conduct electricity because of the protection provided by the ceramic cover.