The area of textile coatings and lamination presented here builds on the review of developments within the general area of flame retardant developments in textiles in Chapter 2. In the special case of coated textiles and laminates, the fibre and textile components are often present to the same level in terms of mass ratio as the coating or lamination resin present. Consequently, the burning behaviour of both fibre and resin and their mutual flame retardancy require to be considered.Coated textiles usually have other main functions such as water repellency and waterproofing and weather resisting properties as well as requiring to be flexible and so contain potentially flammable plasticisers in addition to flame retarding components. Currently used polymers are discussed alongside the flame retardants specifically selected for use in coating and laminating applications. Such flame retardants are often chosen because they have minimal effects on the physical properties of the final products and, in some case, may act as plasticisers if in liquid form. These include phosphorus-containing, halogen-containing and inorganic retardants including magnesium and aluminium hydroxides, zinc stannates and borates. Intumescent systems are particularly useful since their normal water solubility is offset by the encapsulating matrix polymer and their expanding chars yield greater levels of fire protection than the initial thichness of the coated textile or laminate might suggest.The challenges of replacing the very effective halogen-containing formulations, particularly in back-coatings for furnishing applications are discussed alongside recent research into the possible usefulness of nanoparticulates.Finally, while a number of coating and lamination technologies are well-established, discussions of novel or smart ways of introducing flame retardancy and improved fire performance are presented. Here the challenge of generating application levels of nanocoatings necessary to promote acceptable flame resisting properties is discussed. This is followed by a review of recent research in which plasma-coatings have been used to improve flame retardancy of the underlying substrates. It is in these areas that perhaps major future innovatory developments will take place.