Free webinar: PIN FR solutions for polymers

Free webinar: PIN FR solutions for polymers

22nd April. Oliver Töpfer, Nabaltec, introduction to Mechanisms, Applications and Test Methods for PIN flame retardants. Free pinfa-NA webinar: Wednesday 22nd April 2026, 11:30 – 12:30 EDT (USA) = 17h30-18h30 CEST (Brussels time). pinfa-NA’s 22nd Lunch and Learn...
pinfa GA shows active policy work

pinfa GA shows active policy work

Members’ meeting shows pinfa’s high level of activity in policy, PIN fire safety and chemicals regulation. pinfa’s General Assembly, 18-19 March, Brussels and online, brought together over 30 participants. The pinfa Board and the Cefic team working for pinfa...
All passengers escape safety from train fire

All passengers escape safety from train fire

A fire started in a train near Lyon, France, apparently in the pantograph system. All 210 passengers were evacuated. 25 persons were identified as impacted by smoke, and one person was hospitalised after fainting. The fire is said to have started in the high-voltage...
Challenges and innovations

Challenges and innovations

The book’s final 6-page chapter discusses future challenges and innovations for flame retardant polymers, as seen by Henri Vahabi, Lorraine University, France and Mohammed Reza Saeb, Gdansk Medical University, Poland. The complexities of formulation of FRs with...
US SPE National Flame Retardants Week

US SPE National Flame Retardants Week

23 – 25 March 2026. Online. US Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) with pinfa-NA. Technologies. Regulations. Performance. This SPE educational event targets professionals and organisations involved in development and application of fire safety solutions for plastics....