NEWS
Canada adopts tent flammability standard
CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020 fixes flammability and labelling requirements for tents, including flammability tests when new, after leaching and after weathering.
READ MOREpinfa member companies engage in Covid crisis
Each of our companies is doing what it can to help fight the virus and to support health services and local communities.
READ MOREUS EPA consults on chemicals assessment scopes
Risk evaluation scopes for the 20 priority chemicals listed under TCSA last year, including two chlorinated FRs and TPP, are open to comment to 26th May 2020.
READ MOREISO fire safety strategy under discussion
ISO/TC 92, horizontal committee on fire safety, has circulated for comment its ‘Business Plan’ defining key areas for standards development.
READ MORETitanium dioxide Classified Cat2 suspected carcinogen
The European commission has published the Classification of titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a category 2 suspected carcinogen by inhalation
READ MOREUK Government £1 billion for fire risk claddings
The UK Government has announced an (additional) £1 billion fund to support replacement of non fire-safe cladding materials on tall buildings.
READ MORE2nd Symposium on Public Safety
This specialist workshop discussed fire safety challenges in today’s society. NIST and UL videos show how fast flashover can occur in a modern home.
READ MOREMedia show dangers of fire
A short, amateur video posted by the New York Times shows fire engulfing a family house and close escape of a child on a sofa
READ MORENorth America Modern Building Alliance launched
NAMBA will coordinate advocacy on fire safe use of plastic materials in construction envelopes, as does Modern Building Alliance in Europe.
READ MOREUS furniture industry claims to launch FR-free test
UFAC has launched a programme to test whether furniture “is free of the most common flame retardant chemicals” … without specifying which these are.
READ MOREFR glass-fibre reinforced polyamide for 3D-printing
Following the launch of carbon-fibre reinforced printing (pinfa Newsletter n°112), with Windform® FR1, CRP Technology has now launched Windform® FR2, a glass-fibre reinforced polyamide for SLS (selective laser sintering) 3D-printing.
READ MOREPIN FR polyester from waste plastic
Clariant and Lavergne have launched a PIN flame retardant polyester produced from ocean-bound plastic (OBP).
READ MORESolid silicone rubber for improved rail fire safety
Wacker has launched a flame retardant solid silicone rubber, meeting EU railway fire safety standards (EN 45545-2), meeting HL2 for R1 and R7
READ MOREPIN FR coating for agreeable, safe seating
Swiss-based global colour and chemicals company Archroma, has launched new water-based, very low VOC polyurethane coatings
READ MOREPIN FR compounds for multi-component applications
Kraiburg TPE has developed a series of PIN flame retardant TPE with adhesion to polyamide compounds
READ MOREBio-based FR for cotton textiles
Devan Chemicals has launched a new bio-based flame retardant for cotton and cotton/viscose blends, first of a Bio-Flam range under development.
READ MOREZeMac copolymers for PIN FR polymer performance
Vertellus has developed ZeMac copolymers for high RV (relative viscosity) nylons for performance extrusion components.
READ MOREPerspectives for fire retardant treatment of wood
Fire treatment of wood is moving towards PIN FR solutions, with challenges being effects on mechanical properties, FR leaching and water uptake
READ MOREReview of FRs for wood and wood-based products
An update and overview of flame retardant treatments for timber and wood-based products is based on over 110 referenced publications.
READ MOREMolybdenum Sulphur Phosphorus FR for PUR foams
DOPO grafted MoS2 is an effective flame retardant for flexible polyurethane foams: 6% loading reduced heat release and smoke by 30 - 40 %.
READ MOREP, N and iron complex as PIN FR in epoxy
A polyphosphazene – iron – nitrogen - organic hybrid at 1% in epoxy passed UL94-V1.
READ MOREPublications on FR chemical safety
Several studies look at possible health impacts of flame retardants. Not all are scientifically convincing but pinfa recognises further research is needed.
READ MOREGrowth for PIN FRs in plastics and wood
Several new market studies, prepared before the COVID crisis, anticipate continuing growth for PIN flame retardants, FR plastics, fire protection materials, fire proofing coatings for wood.
READ MOREFurther RoHS exclusions of halogenated FRs proposed
Progress towards RoHS restrictions on further halogenated FRs (MCCPs, TBBPA) and antimony (ATO) in electrical and electronic equipment (E&E).
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