by Hannane Haddouch | Jul 4, 2025
Avient, 3M and NeoGraf have joined pinfa-NA, bringing membership to 17 companies working to advance PIN FRs. Avient, a global leader in speciality polymer solutions, is already a member of pinfa Europe and brings specific expertise in materials science. 3M is a global...
by Hannane Haddouch | Jan 17, 2025
Theatregoers in the UK expect to see the fire safety curtain go down and up before the show. It is there to stop a fire on stage putting the public at risk. And as parents at Christmas pantomimes answer their children’s question “what is that for?”, it incidentally...
by mcwebmaster | Aug 28, 2024
Intumescent PIN flame retardant reduces fire risk and smoke in polyurethane seats achieving railway safety standards. The Adeka PIN FR at 0 – 60% loading in resin inserts in foam seat material was compared to magnesium and bromine based flame retardants and to neat...
by mcwebmaster | May 28, 2024
Video shows side-by-side room fire tests with UK fire-safe and US non fire-safe furniture – and how families react. Two identical open-front mock-up rooms were furnished with two sofas (one UK Furniture Fire Safety Regulations standard, using flame retardant FR, and...
by mcwebmaster | Mar 20, 2024
Evonik’s new phosphorus monomer offers a safe fire safety solution (no leaching risk) for the popular material PMMA. Polymethyl methacrylate is a transparent, high-performance, thermoplastic widely used as a lightweight alternative to glass. Evonik’s new...
