The European Commission has added the halogenated flame retardant Dechlorane Plus to the POPs Regulation. Dechlorane plus and its syn- and anti-isomers is effectively banned, as are (after a delay 2 ½ years) products containing more than 1 mg/kg (substances, mixtures...
pinfa has identified less than 50 flame retardants in the list of 389 alleged FRs in the database published by PlastChem (see pinfa Newsletter n. 159). The database lists 16 325 chemicals which are “related to plastics”, out of which 389 are tagged with the function...
Several industry federations have again criticised Sweden’s ecotax on electronic goods saying it is ineffective and uneconomic. The tax’s stated intention is to reduce use of toxic chemicals, but in fact all electronics goods are taxed according to weight,...
Manufacturer Ariza, USA, says that to avoid smoke alarms contributing to fires they should use only UL 94 V-0 materials. In Europe, EN 14604 sets temperature and performance for smoke detector casing materials. UL 94 V-0 is the standard fire performance requirement...
European Commission publishes EU Ecodesign Regulation 5-year working plan. Priority product category priorities (for new criteria development) are textiles, furniture, tyres, mattresses, iron-steel, aluminium, as well as information technology products and various...
