Free webinar on regulation and sustainability

Free webinar on regulation and sustainability

28th February 2024. EU regulatory strategy for sustainable chemicals and opportunities for PIN flame retardants: the presenters will give an update on the EU Green Deal, Zero Pollution Action Plan and the ECHA Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants and what they...
pinfa-NA explainer video series – n°5

pinfa-NA explainer video series – n°5

5th educational video explains, with examples, how flame retardants can prevent fires happening or reduce their gravity. The 4 minute video outlines how FRs can prevent ignition, with the example of a burning cigarette dropped on a hotel lobby carpet. The video...
E-bike catches fire on Toronto metro

E-bike catches fire on Toronto metro

The incident showed the effectiveness of demanding fire and smoke safety standards in underground rail systems. Only the e-bike owner and one other passenger sustained non life-threatening injuries from the bike battery fire and other passengers escaped safely when...
Book: ‘Green’ flame retardants for polymers

Book: ‘Green’ flame retardants for polymers

Wide R&D perspectives for bio-derived and green mineral, phosphorus and nitrogen flame retardants. A definition of a “Green Flame Retardant” is proposed (page 363, W. Tang et al.) as: including at least one bio-based or its synthesis respects at least one of the...
Book: ‘Green’ flame retardants for polymers

Book: Flame Retardant Nanocomposites

Nano-delivered PIN FRs can form nanocomposites for enhanced performance and fire safety in modern materials. This book presents a range of “emerging” nanocomposite FR solutions, including bio-based nano-materials, graphenes, minerals and metal compounds, metal-organic...