Insurance company warns of e-bike fires

Insurance company warns of e-bike fires

AXA UK warns of increasing fire risks from lithium-ion batteries in electric bicycles and e-scooters.  AXA UK has covered nearly half a million UK£ losses on claims caused by such batteries. The insurer says such fires are increasing exponentially and usually occur in...
Review of flame retardants for battery safety

Review of flame retardants for battery safety

Overview of battery fire risks, flame retardant solutions and technology perspectives. 60 pages. 125 references. Current lithium-ion batteries stock up to 250 Wh/kg of energy, but this could in theory increase to 3 500 Wh/kg, so increasing fire and explosion risks....
US EPA risk determination of HBCD cluster

US EPA risk determination of HBCD cluster

Evaluation concludes cyclic aliphatic bromide FR chemicals present unreasonable risk for health and the environment. The US federal Environment Protectional Agency (EPA) final risk determination covers the cluster of cyclic aliphatic bromide chemicals, including the...
Finland lists problem FRs for recycling

Finland lists problem FRs for recycling

Report for Business Finland lists 25 problematic or potentially problematic (under assessment) flame retardants, of which 21 are halogenated FRs and four are organophosphorus FRs : trixylyl phosphate (TXP), triphenyl phosphate (TPP = TPhP), tricresyl phosphate (TMPP),...
FRPM call for abstracts open to 31/12/2022

FRPM call for abstracts open to 31/12/2022

Call for abstracts for leading flame retardant research conference Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials is now open. FRPM will take place in Dubendorf (EMPA), Switzerland, 26-29 June 2023. Call for abstracts, open to 31st December 2022 www.frpm-23.org