Tel Aviv—Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) has signed an agreement with Albemarle Corp., Baton Rouge, La., for the joint development of flame retardants. The long-term agreement is for the supply of polymeric flame retardant. The product is manufactured by ICL at production facilities in the Netherlands and Israel using technology licensed from Dow Global Technologies LLC. As part of the agreement, Albemarle will supply ICL with bromine for a new generation of flame retardants.