Wildfires are proposed as one of the priorities in a call for Horizon Europe, R&D to support the Green Deal. The European Commission consulted on actions in eleven areas in May, with wildfires as one of three proposed calls under the theme of Climate Change. The...
Victoria Fire Fighters Association calls for a ban* on organohalogenated flame retardants in furniture, mattresses, children’s products and electronics casings. The report submitted to the Canada federal regulators by the University of Victoria (UVic) for the fire...
Domo Chemicals has launched performance polyamides for high stability orange-colour connectors, plugs, housings and insulators. Specific orange RAL 2003 (Europe) or RAL 2008/2011 (North America) is required to warn of high voltage components in electric vehicles. The...
New cable system offers PIN fire safety, with low smoke, low toxic gas emission, and protects against water ingress in weathering or flooding. Flexicon Ultra connectors use non-halogenated flame retardants to achieve fire safety meeting railway standards (NFPA 130 and...
Daihachi Chemicals has launched a new phosphorus-based FR for applications including automotive, polyesters, leather and PUR foam. The product is also effective for polyolefins, in particular polypropylene. It has low hot water solubility (0.3 @90°C, pH 4.2 – 8.9),...
