Halon has been used for explosion and fire protection throughout the 20th century. However, it’s production was banned on January 1, 1994 because of the concerns about the depletion of the ozone layer. Still, over two decades later, Halon remains an integral part of the...
Throughout the 60s, 70s, and 80s, Halon was the most popular fire suppression product to consider. Be it offshore or onshore, Halon 1301 was the norm, offering relatively inexpensive and highly efficient solution to everyone’s firefighting needs. However, this changed when Montreal Protocol entered into...
Halon 1301 is a highly effective fire extinguishing agent. In fact, it is considered one of the best fire suppression agents due to its several key advantages e.g. no residue, electrically non-conductive, effective for flammable liquids, etc. However, because of its ozone-depleting properties, the production...
Halon is a fire suppressant agent widely used throughout the world until the 1990's after it was discovered to damage the ozone. Despite being no longer manufactured, many fire suppression systems continue to utilize Halon due to its effective firefighting properties and the challenges of...