Fire safety is crucial in transport and PIN flame retardants can prevent fires starting, reduce fire development and reduce smoke toxicity and corrosivity.

Smoke in enclosed, densely occupied places (vehicles, stations …) can reduce visibility or incapacitate (preventing escape), can be fatal and can disable electrical controls or communications.

But today’s transport systems largely depend on inherently flammable materials and components. Performance polymers, fibres and composites:

• are essential for electronics, control and power transmission cables, batteries, seats and textiles, interior finishings, sound insulation,
• enable reduced weight, component compactness, flexible design, shock resistance, durability,
• provide insulation for electronic data integrity and electrical safety.

PIN flame retardants can enable such materials to achieve demanding fire safety requirements for aerospace, trains, vehicle electronics or batteries, including meeting low smoke, low smoke corrosivity specifications.

E-mobility brings new fire safety challenges in transport. Batteries require specific approaches to reduce risks from flammable electrolytes, thermal runaway and charging misfunctions. Electric power drives require high currents, with potential for overheating and arcing. PIN flame retardants today offer specific fire safety solutions to address these new challenges.