FAA approves new chemical made by Las Vegas firm

Las Vegas-based chemical and rocket fuel company American Pacific Corp. said the Federal Aviation Administration has approved its Halotron I clean agent portable fire extinguisher to replace severe ozone-depleting halon 1211 in civilian commercial aircraft.

The Halotron I extinguisher, manufactured by Amerex Corp., provides an environmentally acceptable substitution for halon 1211 that is low in ozone-depletion effect as well as global-warming effects, American Pacific said.

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