EU-funded PLANETS project will apply the Safe and Sustainable by Design approach to develop flame retardants, plasticisers and surfactants for coatings, insulation foams and childcare articles. A key target is looking for Safe Sustainable by Design (SSbD) PIN flame...
Flammable materials contributed to the 59 fire deaths and 196 injured at the Pulse Club, Kocani, North Macedonia, 16th March. The country’s Interior Minister said the fire may have been caused by pyrotechnic devices, with sparks igniting the ceiling “made of easily...
Scientists say statistics show that warming climate will result not only in more vegetation fires but also more urban fires. Fire incidence data was collected from 20 countries, categorised into fire type, then statistically correlated to climatic conditions (monthly...
Polymer combustion behaviour and how flame retardants impact heat release and smoke emission. pinfa-NA free webinar, with Alexander Morgan, fire and materials expert at the University of Dayton Research Institute Polymer combustion behaviour. pinfa-NA’s 14th L&L...
pinfa-NA members discussed activities, conference communications, met sponsored FR research students. The pinfa-NA annual end-of-year members’ meeting was held in Cleveland, Ohio, on 11th November, coinciding with pinfa-NA participation at the Compounding World Expo...
