Call for abstracts for leading flame retardant research conference Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials is now open. FRPM will take place in Dubendorf (EMPA), Switzerland, 26-29 June 2023. Call for abstracts, open to 31st December 2022 www.frpm-23.org
Public consultation open to 16/12/2022 asks whether to develop Ecodesign for PV panels. Safety is not mentioned. The previous ‘roadmap’ (inception impact assessment) mentioned health and safety, but these are not raised in the public questionnaire which addresses...
pinfa publishes report on possible property-based REACH regulatory grouping of organophosphorus flame retardants. The 60 page assessment was commissioned from chemical science and risk expert, Peter Fisk (Green Chemical Design). The report notes that sometimes all...
Pinfa member IMERYS has launched a range of mineral flame retardant (FR) synergists for engineered thermoplastics. The synergists are morphologically and chemically engineered for use in thermoplastics. Each product provides unique performance enhancing properties in...
German sports electric car uses Lanxess (pinfa member) non-halogenated flame retardant nylon for charger heat dissipation. The charging system manufacturer is Leopold Kostal GmbH, Luedenscheid, Germany, a global automotive, solar and electrical contact system...
