Design for Fire Safety in Greener Electronics

Design for Fire Safety in Greener Electronics

pinfa-NA (pinfa North America) held its sixth industry workshop in San Jose California, April 30 – May 1, 2019, on fire safety for green electronics. SAMPE (Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering) and SPE (Non Halogenated FR Special Interest...
Fire safety organisations co-sign letter to Europe

Fire safety organisations co-sign letter to Europe

At the initiative of pinfa, leading fire safety organisations have signed a joint letter to the European Commission asking that fire safety be better integrated into the EU’s R&D funding programme, Horizon Europe. Signatories include fire fighters organisations, a...
Public consultation on microplastics

Public consultation on microplastics

ECHA (European Chemical Agency) has launched a public consultation on “a restriction on intentionally added microplastics”. The consultation particularly targets industry, open to 20th September 2019 (but contributions on certain topics should preferably be submitted...
Looking for partners for nano-cellulose

Looking for partners for nano-cellulose

Finnish research institute VTT is looking for partner(s) to commercialise a nanocellulose product as a flame retardant coating for timber materials. The new High-Consistency Enzymatic Fibrillation of Cellulose (HefCel) technology generates, from wood pulps, a...