Recent product development work has centred on a new Class ‘B’ foam technology that meets the firefighting performance criteria of international firefighting specifications that are highly revered in the petrochemical, oil & gas, and the industrial market segments.
They are performance-based specifications like EN-1568 and Lastfire.  Recently introduced to Europe, a new Class ‘B’ firefighting foam technology called Arctic Re-Healing Foam is gaining the interest of end users. 
This new state-of-the-art technology has been introduced to the European market by Solberg Scandinavian AS, classified as a new High Performance Synthetic Foam (HPSF) with premium fire performance characteristics.
Looking at the foams
Arctic Re-Healing Foam 3x6 ATC is a new technology High Performance Synthetic Foam (HPSF- ARC) alcohol resistant foam that has been approved to the highest of standards in EN1568, a European standard to verify the quality of firefighting foams available in today’s market.
This standard groups the foams into two water-immiscible (hydrocarbons) and water-miscible liquids (polar solvents). After this general split the test is performed according to extinguishment times and burn back resistance together with the measuring of physical characteristics. The EN-1568 standard measures the minimum requirements in a fire fighting foam. 
Arctic Re-Healing Foam 3x6 ATC is approved to EN1568 Part 3 Level 1B and Part 4 Level 1A, the highest within this standard.  Furthermore, this performance has been certified by a CEN-approved independent third party laboratory. 
As additional support of the fire performance characteristics, Arctic Re-Healing Foam 3x6 ATC has been recognised by an additional third party specification, namely LASTFIRE. 
The LASTFIRE connection
LASTFIRE is an acronym for Large Atmospheric Storage Tank Fire and was established by a consortium of sixteen major oil companies with the aim of assessing the risks associated with large floating roof storage tank fires. The whole process was co-ordinated by Dr Niall Ramsden of Resource Protection International, a highly-respected organisation recognised across the globe.
The LASTFIRE test protocol is the first and only test established by foam users to ensure that it suits the requirements of industry and the special problems that prevail within it. Consequently, it is a very tough test and closely reflects the uniquely difficult demands put upon firefighting foams in such harsh conditions.
Recent testing witnessed by Resource Protection International has shown that this new High Performance Synthetic Foam Alcohol Resistant Concentrate (HPSF-ARC) technology product, Arctic Re-Healing Foam 3x6 ATC, has achieved a performance pass in all three categories of foam nozzles (aspirated, semi-aspirated and system) for this demanding Class ‘B’ foam specification.
As further commitment to the introduction of a new technology firefighting foam concentrate to the European marketplace, Solberg Scandinavian AS has utilised a respected independent third party scientific organisation to evaluate the product stewardship aspects of this new technology foam. 
Arctic Re-Healing Foam 3x6 ATC has been tested and assessed by the Hygiene-Insitut des Ruhrgebiets in Germany.  This organisation determined that the Arctic Re-Healing Foam 3x6 ATC has a Water Hazard Class of ‘1’, or ‘lowest hazard to waters’.  This certificate is available for viewing upon request.  In addition, all other third party test results can be made available by contacting your Solberg Scandinavian AS representative.
Arctic Re-Healing Foam 3x6 ATC, manufactured by Solberg Scandinavian AS in Norway, is the newest member of the family of High Performance Synthetic Foam (HPSF) technology foam concentrates and represents the future direction of Class B firefighting foams. 
Further information? Contact Solberg by e-mail at solscand@arcticfoam.com  or visit the website at www.arcticfoam.com

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