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National Foam, Inc.
Angier, North Carolina-based fire suppression foam manufacturer. Products: Avio F3 Green Mil 3% SFFF MIL-SPEC (launched August 2024). DoD QPL: YES — Avio F3 Green Mil listed August 8, 2024 as the third F3 product on DoD QPL-32725; FAA Part 139 approved concurrently for airport use. National Foam is a private company separate from NAFFCO (National Fire Fighting Manufacturing FZCO, Dubai) — the similar names are coincidental; these are entirely different entities. National Foam's simultaneous FAA Part 139 approval is strategically important as airports must transition away from AFFF on the same timeline as DoD, creating dual-market demand for the same QPL-listed products.
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F3 Fluorine-Free Foam (Military & Airport)
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Did you know2024
National Foam is one of only four companies on the US DoD Qualified Products List for MIL-PRF-32725 fluorine-free foam as of early 2025, and simultaneously holds FAA Part 139 approval for the same product. Military installations and commercial airports are both under mandate to transition from AFFF to F3 foam, with overlapping timelines and similar volume requirements. The same small pool of DoD-qualified F3 suppliers therefore face simultaneous demand from two massive government-regulated customer bases (DoD and FAA-regulated airports) that have historically sourced foam independently. A supply disruption at National Foam -- with only four QPL products available -- would simultaneously affect both military installation foam reserves and airport fire protection capability, categories that no single government agency monitors as a combined exposure.
National Foam, Inc. ↗Concentration2024
National Foam (Angier, North Carolina) achieved simultaneous DoD QPL listing (August 2024, third F3 product on MIL-PRF-32725) and FAA Part 139 approval for the same foam concentrate. This matters because airports (Part 139 regulated) and military installations are required to phase out AFFF on overlapping timelines, creating dual demand from the same small pool of qualified F3 suppliers. National Foam's dual certification positions it as a supplier to both markets from a single product, reducing the qualification overhead for buyers. With only four DoD QPL products and a transition cost exceeding $2.1 billion, each new QPL entry significantly relieves supply pressure on the entire transition program.
American Association of Airport Executives ↗Origin2023
National Foam, Inc. has operated as a specialty firefighting foam manufacturer in Angier, North Carolina -- a small town in Harnett County, 30 miles south of Raleigh. The Angier location places National Foam within the Raleigh-Durham industrial corridor, with access to chemical supply chains and university-linked R&D infrastructure. National Foam is a private company with no publicly available founding date in standard business registries; its competitive positioning became visible only when it achieved simultaneous DoD QPL listing and FAA Part 139 approval for Avio F3 Green Mil in August 2024. The company developed its F3 formulation under competitive regulatory pressure as the AFFF phase-out timelines became clear in 2021-2023. Its entry as the third DoD-qualified F3 product -- following Perimeter Solutions and Bio-Ex -- represents the private-market response to a government-mandated supply chain transition that requires at least 3-5 qualified suppliers to function without bottlenecks.
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