ZHF TPU for wire and cable

ZHF TPU for wire and cable

Lubrizol’s new ESTANE® ZHF (zero halogen flame retardant) TPU offers performance, aesthetic quality and UL 105°C rating. The TPU (thermosplastic polyurethane) is DIN VDE 282 (standard for flexible insulated sleeving) uses PIN flame retardants (non-halogenated) to...
Apple, Google & ChemFORWARD

Apple, Google & ChemFORWARD

Independent chemical assessments for safer flame retardants for electronics targets PIN FRs. The Science-based NGO ChemFORWARD has announced that it is now working with Apple and Google to implement its SAFERTM (*) value-chain chemical hazard repository for PIN flame...
PIN FR engineering thermoplastic

PIN FR engineering thermoplastic

pinfa member Asahi Kasei’s PIN FR mPPE shows application success in automotive, electronics, photovoltaics, and water installations. mPPE (modified polyphenylene ether) is a combination of polyphenylene ether with polystyrene, polyamide, polypropylene, polyphenylene...
PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

Polyonics continues to improve its non-halogen flame-resistant labels for miniature, high-power electronics. Component and material labels in electronic equipment and batteries are essential to enable component and material identification, quality control, commercial...
TCO Generation9 targets safer chemicals

TCO Generation9 targets safer chemicals

Updated certification for IT equipment again restricts halogenated substances and authorises safer PIN FRs. The TCO Certified Generation9, the health, environment and worker protection label for office and home electronics, is updated to further address sustainability...