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Technologies described herein provide flame retardant compositions and polymers containing flame retardant compositions that are substantially free of antimony oxide. Examples of the composition include a polymeric composition comprising a polymer, a brominated flame retardant and optionally one or more fillers. The polymeric composition is substantially free of antimony oxide but provide similar or better processing characteristics. The brominated flame may be a brominated anionic styrenic polymer having a number average molecular weight of about 750 to about 20,000 and a bromine content of greater than about 55 wt% or a brominated diphenylalkanes or mixtures of the two.