ECOFRAM 2024 – call for speakers

ECOFRAM 2024 – call for speakers

Call open to 31. January, for ECOFRAM Valencia, 22-23 May 2024 (Eco-Friendly Flame Retardant Additives and Materials). This 4th international ECOFRAM conference will address fundamental and applied research concerning eco-friendly flame retardant additives and...
Nanostructured FRs – call for papers

Nanostructured FRs – call for papers

15th February submission deadline for papers for journal Special Issue on Nanostructured FRs and their Applications, in Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects. Articles should address new and efficient flame retardant systems using nano-structured FRs, in particular...
Non-halogenated anti-drip fire safety

Non-halogenated anti-drip fire safety

pinfa North America webinar outlines development in non-PFAS drip suppressants for polymer fire safety, with Roger Avakian, polymer formulation expert. In fire, polymers melt and break down to smaller molecules, causing dripping which risks spreading fire to other...
Discussing the ECHA FR Strategy

Discussing the ECHA FR Strategy

Discussion paper welcomes the ECHA FR Strategy grouping approach and proposes additional criteria. The paper, by three environmental scientists, suggests that flame retardant use should target applications where FRs bring significant fire safety benefits and where...
Balancing fire risk and flame retardants

Balancing fire risk and flame retardants

Paper concludes that lower fire safety standards may be justified in only a few specific furniture types. The UK has the world’s strictest fire safety regulations for domestic furniture and these regulations are currently under review (see pinfa Newsletter n°154)....