UK court condemns contractor to pay replacement costs of combustible polystyrene insulation cladding and fire barriers. The case, brought by Hyde Group (Martlet Homes) against Mullaley & Co, concerns five apartment blocks in Gosport, UK, built in the 1960’s and...
Furnished room fire tests conclude that flame retardants do not increase smoke toxicity. The room tests are described in Blais 2020 (see pinfa Newsletter n°104). Nine rooms (five gave useable smoke toxicity data) were furnished with a couch, an armchair, a flat-panel...
pinfa member, FRX Innovations (FRW Polymers), has started supplying PIN FR for use in interiors by a leading German car manufacturer. The application, developed in partnership with Xianzhong, a leading Chinese polyurethane foam manufacturer, follows an extensive...
US environmental health NGO “The Ecology Center” (Michigan) has published analysis of 600 components (fabric, foam, structural plastics) from 25 car seats (3 from the EU, 22 from the USA). Over 30% of seats showed bromine content (presumed to be FR), over 20% fluorine...
Chitosan reacted with phosphoric acid was tested as a liquid PIN FR for natural fibres used to reinforce vinyl ester resin. Chitosan solution, prepared using acetic acid, was phosphorus-loaded by reacting with phosphoric acid. The natural fibres (wool, mulberry silk)...
