NAMBA will coordinate advocacy on fire safe use of plastic materials in construction envelopes, as does Modern Building Alliance in Europe. NAMBA is headed by the American Chemistry Council and brings together so far eight executive members from the chemicals,...
Fire treatment of wood is moving towards PIN FR solutions, with challenges being effects on mechanical properties, FR leaching and water uptake. This short overview paper, intended for the Wood a Fire Safety Conference 2020 (Slovakia, postponed to 1-4 November 2020)...
Several new market studies, prepared before the COVID crisis, anticipate continuing growth for PIN flame retardants, FR plastics, fire protection materials, fire proofing coatings for wood. ResearchAndMarkets estimate global FR market growth of 5.2% per year to 2025,...
pinfa member Lanxess has developed compounds with innovative non-halogenated flame-retardant packages, based on PBT (polybutylene terephthalates) and on polyamides, compatible with laser transmission welding. Laser welding is used to fuse small plastic parts, enabling...
Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. KG, a leading manufacturer of tailor-made soft thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) for specialist and industrial applications, continues to expand its range of performance HFFR (Halogen Free Flame Retardant) TPEs. The company has launched the...
