Power and/or telecommunications cable having improved fire-retardant properties

摘要

The present invention provides a power and/or telecommunications cable including at least one layer of a material obtained from a composition comprising: a thermoplastic polymer matrix; and a phenolic resin; wherein said phenolic resin is selected from novolac phenol-formaldehyde resins and novolac cyanate ester resins, and wherein said material includes nodules of hardened phenolic resin dispersed throughout the material.