Sources: 1)    https://verpackungsgesetz-info.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/twopager-packaging-amendment-1.pdf 2)    https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_3846 3)    https://verpackungsgesetz-info.de/en/#verpackungsgesetz

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1. This includes standards for flame retardant performance to IEC 60332-1, another key characteristic to consider.  

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In other words, the individual reinforcing fibers are aligned with respect to each other, and are exactly as long (usually 1/2 inch or 12 mm) as the pellet.    

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