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IMDEA Materials Institute Madrid
De-Yi Wang, IMDEA Materials Institute Madrid summarised different investigations underway looking at different novel mineral flame retardant and smoke suppression synergists: boron nitride nanosheets,...
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Rodolphe Sonnier, IMT Mines Alès (France) summarised over 80 smoke emission tests of polymers, with and without flame retardants, using a cone calorimeter, and comparing smoke density (by laser) to h...
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Peter Kornas considers that fire safety requirements will continue to tighten in some sectors, with at the same time increasing demands on smoke toxicity. Standards such as EN45545-2 (railways), CPR E...
READ MOREBiesterfeld Spezialchemie
Peter Kumpf emphasised the role of the distributor in advising customers, including both users of polymers and related products as well as formulators, supporting definition of requirements and materi...
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Fotini Karkantelidou and George Dritsas note that an important challenge today is the Construction Products Regulation. Demanding CPR specifications are increasingly specified by customers, both for l...
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Dan Masakowski, Marmon Innovation presented development of new materials and their testing to meet demanding fire safety and smoke emission standards for cables for railway and metro control cables. N...
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Dan Masakowski notes the overall trend towards zero halogen, low smoke cables, in many applications, although this is moving faster in Europe than in the USA. A key driver in this trend is the low cor...
READ MOREFlame retardants and polymer recycling
A panel discussion on recycling was organised by pinfa, with Raquel Llorens Chiralt, AIMPLAS, Kathrin Lehmann, Evonik and Rudolf Pfaendner, Fraunhofer, chaired by Adrian Beard, President of pinfa. Th...
READ MOREMGG Polymers
Arthur Schwesig, MGG Polymers presented the company’s activities as an ‘urban miner’ of waste materials, specialised in post-consumer E&E wastes. Recycling is complex, because E&E wastes...
READ MOREFraunhofer LBF
Rudolf Pfaendner, Fraunhofer LBF presented investigations into oxymides as a possible new class of PIN flame retardant synergist, acting in the gas phase by releasing radicals which quench oxygen. The...
READ MOREMateriaNova Belgium
Fouad Laoutid, MateriaNova Belgium presented testing of industrial plasma technology for coating different materials with flame retardants. Such technology is today widely used in industry, for exampl...
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Fabienne Samyn, University of Lille presented testing of innovative PIN flame retardant solutions for polyamide (PA6). Guanidine sulfamate, which can be derived from bio-sourced DNA in food processing...
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Séverine Bellayer, University of Lille presented research into substitution of SVHC (substances of very high concern) brominated flame retardants in flexible polyurethane foams by sol-gel surface app...
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Günter Beyer, Fire and Polymers discussed research underway into flame retarding of silicone based polymers and use of silicones in flame retardant systems in other polymers. Silicone elastomers are...
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Sabyasachi Gaan, EMPA Switzerland presented innovation in DOPO-derived (phosphorus based) PIN flame retardants. Products already developed include a DOPO-derivative for polyamide (PA6), now industrial...
READ MOREBekina Compounds
Peter Uytterhaegen explained that Bekina produces and sells an innovative non-halogen fire safety solution, using a rubber-like polymer for injection molding or extrusion to provide protection from ex...
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Péter Sebö, Quarzwerke presented developments with kaolin (a mined aluminium silicate mineral) and wollastonite (a calcium silicate). Kaolin can be optimised by specification of grain size, coating...
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Jochen Wilms, BYK-Chemie (Altana Group) Showed developments in use of natural and modified clay minerals as PIN flame retardant synergists, based on mined bentonites (montmorillonite, smectite). Funct...
READ MOREWorkshop on design for fire safety in green electronics
San José, California, 30 April – 1 May 2019. Day 1 will provide an overview of flame retardants, fire testing and formulation for electrical and electronic applications, with presentations by Alex...
READ MORESABIC: new pinfa member
pinfa's new member SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) www.sabic.com is a global petrochemical company, and a major producer of polyethylene, polypropylene and other advanced thermoplastics. SA...
READ MOREEU consultation on circular product policy
The European Commission has opened a public consultation to 24th January 2019 on product policies relevant to the Circular Economy. Questions in the consultation address, amongst others, restrictions...
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