Padanaplast, a leader in cross-linked polyolefins (XLPO) since 1971, and part of the Finproject Group in Italy, has launched a new ultra-flexible halogen-free flame retardant T4 cable, specifically adapted for electric vehicle powertrains. The Cogegum® GFR 1709-27....
The US National Transport Safety Board has reiterated its recommendation to revise the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS 302 to require more rigorous materials flammability and smoke emission requirements. The NTSB proposes to align road vehicles standards...
Fox2, USA, has published a story warning the public that a water bottle left in a car in the sun can be a fire risk. The article quotes however the Getty Conservation Institute: “seats are designed to be fire-retardant and self-extinguishing, thus your car seat is...
At its 2nd Electromobility and fire safety challenges workshop, Tokyo, 1st July 2019, pinfa brought together more than 60 stakeholders of the electromobility value chain: automotive companies, OEMs, plastic compounders and manufacturers of flame retardants. Held as a...
Vincente Mans presented non-halogenated fire safety to a JAMA meeting (Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association) at CLEPA (European Association of Automotive Suppliers) in Brussels, June 4th. He outlined the increasing fire safety challenges for materials used in...
