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On 24th June 2010, pinfa held a successful workshop focusing on “Building the future for flame retardants in E&E”.

pinfa organises a one-day workshop on “Building the future for flame retardants in E&E” on 24th June 2010, in Brussels, Belgium.

pinfa is delighted to announce that its membership has tripled since its creation a year ago

pinfa is happy to announce that it has now 16 members and welcomes Catena Additives and Rockwood Clay Additives.

pinfa is happy to announce the expansion of its membership.  Today membership has more than doubled to 14 members.

Non-halogenated flame retardants have been commonly used in electric and electronic equipment for many years The chart (see link below) shows the total amount of plastics used in electric and electronic equipment (ca. [...]

Non-halogenated flame retardants represent more than two thirds of the volume of FRs consumed in Europe The chart (see link below) shows the consumption of flame retardants in Europe in 2007, [...]

Electric and electronic products represent a major application for halogen free flame retardants Of all application areas for halogen free flame retardants, Electric & Electronic equipment makes up 32% based on the [...]

There are many manufacturers and manufacturing sites for non-halogenated flame retardants in Europe Whereas there are 23 production sites for phosphorus, inorganic and nitrogen flame retardants (PIN FRs), there are only [...]

On a value basis, non-halogenated FRs represent about one third of the global market The chart (see link below) shows a breakdown of the global flame retardants market by halogenated and [...]

pinfa was called by a group of leading Members of the European Parliament on 23 March 2010 to present information on non-halogenated phosphorus, inorganic & nitrogen (PIN) flame retardants. Pinfa presentation

In its issue of February / March 2010, CHEManager Europe published an article on pinfa and the three major technologies of non-halogenated flame retardants.

On 24th June 2009, pinfa organised its first bridge-building workshop. Over 50 participants came from Europe, Canada, Japan and the US. Representatives from international regulators (European Commission, US Environmental Protection Agency, [...]

Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, has recently formed a new sector group: the Phosphorus, Inorganic and Nitrogen Flame Retardants Association (pinfa).Phosphorus (non-halogenated), inorganic and nitrogen flame retardants (PIN FRs) [...]