pinfa-NA video: chemical hazards and risks

pinfa-NA video: chemical hazards and risks

7th pinfa North America 3-minute explainer video discusses tools available to identify safer alternative flame retardants. These resources can help manufacturers and stakeholders find preferable fire safety options for products. The presented tools are based on the...
Benefits and perspectives of PIN FRs

Benefits and perspectives of PIN FRs

Review paper says PIN flame retardants can combine polymer fire safety, performance and sustainability. Based on over 100 references, this review presents advances in PIN FRs and their integration into innovative composite materials, in particular in electronics,...
Balancing safety and sustainability

Balancing safety and sustainability

World Resources Forum (WRF) think piece on combining safe use of flame retardants with human health and environment. Adrien Specker, WRF, underlines the fire and smoke risks posed by plastics and the need for flame retardants (FRs) to reduce their ignitability. This...
Consumers concerned about EV batteries

Consumers concerned about EV batteries

Deloitte study shows that one third of consumers are concerned about battery safety in electric vehicles. 29% – 32% of consumers expressed concern about battery safety in the US, Germany, Japan, compared to 38% – 45% in China, Asia and India. In Germany the most...
PIN FRs for a safer electric grid

PIN FRs for a safer electric grid

1 000 wildfires/year are ignited by electricity distribution cables in the US. PIN flame retardant cable insulation can cut risk, reduce energy losses and enable underground transmission infrastructure, which offers aesthetic benefits and avoids damage and outages in...