Data suggests that hybrid cars are more than twice as likely catch fire as gasoline engine cars, whereas fully electric vehicles show a much lower risk of fire. The information published by is based on US data for 2020 and 2021 from the National Transportation Safety...
Magnesium dihydroxide (MDH) recovered from seawater salt production wastewater tested as PIN flame retardant in epoxy. China alone generates some 30 million m3/year of ‘bittern’, the wastewater from salt production from seawater. Over three quarters of this is...
Reacted melamine in polyurethane, with metals and graphite, for fire safety and reduced smoke emission. Melamine was not used as such but was reacted into the polyol. This melamine derived polyol was combined into rigid polyurethane foam at 30 %w/w, with 0 – 5 % w/w...
Over forty representatives of pinfa companies discussed flame retardant and plastics chemicals policy, regulation and LCA at pinfa’s General Assembly, in Cologne, Germany, and online, on 3rd June 2024. Anna Ossalinska, CarbonMinds, presented work underway for the...
Flame retardants are identified as one route to fire safety in public purchasing and can be without hazards. The German Federal Environment Agency (Umwelt Bundesamt, UBA) report assesses fire safety requirements for public purchasing of PPE (personal protective...
