Valencia, Spain, 19th April: eight pinfa members presented PIN fire safety solutions and regulatory developments: Adeka, Avient, Budenheim, Clariant, ICL, Imerys, Nabaltec, William Blythe. Workshop participants included compounders from across Europe and the workshop...
Consultation ask questions about Polluter Pays policy implementation, costs and which sectors should be targeted. Several sectors concerned by flame retardants are proposed as possible targets, including plastics and rubber products, electronic and electrical...
US regulators are opposing lawsuits attempting to prevent use of fire retardants to fight wildfires. The lawsuits, brought by an NGO of Forest Service employees (FESSS), suggests that a permit would be needed to use fire retardants in wildfire fighting water. It is...
Tests on 72 formulations of 10 polymers show no significant increase in smoke density or toxicity with PIN FRs. The tests, carried out by CREPIM France and funded by 12 pinfa member companies, applied the European railway standard EN 45545-2 as a recognised...
Teknor Apex new non-halogen flame retardant GF PP combines mechanical and fire performance for miniaturised components, in applications such as electrical components, electronics housings, structural parts and frames, electrical vehicles, solar power, energy storage....
