| abstract |
The coloring problem of a conventional molded article is overcome while retaining the advantages of high strength and high flame retardancy of the molded article when a metal hydroxide is used in combination with red phosphorus and a carbon powder in the method of imparting a synthetic resin with flame retardancy. The molded article can be colored in any color, has high strength and high flame retardancy and exhibits the decreased lowering of electric insulation resistance when submerged, the molded article comprising a base material A colored in a color of from dark red to black and a skin layer B laminated thereon, the skin layer B masking a colored surface of the base material A, wherein the base material A is a molded product formed of a composition containing 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin, 5 to 200 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide, 1 to 30 parts by weight of red phosphorus and 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a carbon powder, and the skin layer B is a molded product formed of a composition containing 100 parts by weight of a synthetic resin, 0 to 100 parts by weight of a pigment and 0 to 200 parts by weight of a metal hydroxide, provided that the total amount of the pigment and the metal hydroxide in the skin layer B is 0.001 part by weight or less. |