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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
