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Fire safety technology to play key role in enabling the circular economy
Five of the seven targeted product value chains announced in the new circular economy action Plan concern flame retardants and fire safety:
READ MOREAction Plan for Fire Safety in Europe
European Fire Safety Alliance (EurFSA) has published a ten-point “action plan” for fire safety to respond to the challenges of our ageing population (and the objective of living safely at home), the energy transition and the Green Deal.
READ MOREEU textiles BREF open for comment
The EU BAT BREF document (best available techniques reference document) for the Textiles Industry is open for comment (see below).
READ MOREOECD revamps eChemPortal
A new version of the OECD eChemPortal has been launched, providing free public access to more than 600 000 records on chemical substances.
READ MOREEU clarifies ban on recycling of plastics with PBDEs
The European Commission has notified UNEP that it “withdraws” its exemption from the Stockholm Convention POP ban (Persistent Organic Pollutant) for recycled materials containing tetra-, penta-, hexa- or hepta-BDE
READ MOREIreland consultation on furniture fire regulations
The Government of Ireland has opened a public consultation to 31st March 2020 on the national Furniture Fire Regulations Ireland, which currently require similar foam and textile cigarette and flame fire safety performance as the UK Furniture Fire Safety Regulation.
READ MOREChemical Footprint 2020 survey open
The “Chemical Footprint Project” was launched in 2015 by Clean Production Action, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Pure Strategies with the objective of transforming global chemical use by measuring and disclosing data on business progress towards safer chemicals use.
READ MOREConsultation on International Fire Safety Standard
The International Fire Safety Standards (IFFS) Coalition has published a “Draft International Standard: International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) - Common Principles – Safe Buildings Save Lives” .
READ MORENFPA points to e-vehicle fire safety challenges
The US National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) emphasises in its latest publication, the fire challenges posed by electric vehicles.
READ MOREStranded energy
This is the term coined for the dangerous situation where an incident results in damaged batteries containing energy with no means to empty this out as electricity.
READ MOREECOS calls for blanket exclusion of FRs
The European consumer standards organisation ECOS has published a position on the EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan, calling to “exclude the use of substances of concern systematically, starting with endocrine disruptors, flame retardants, fluorinated compounds and toxic pesticides”.
READ MOREPIN FRs for laser transmission plastic welding
pinfa member Lanxess has developed compounds with innovative non-halogenated flame-retardant packages, based on PBT (polybutylene terephthalates) and on polyamides, compatible with laser transmission welding.
READ MOREPIN FR TPEs for performance applications
Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. KG, a leading manufacturer of tailor-made soft thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) for specialist and industrial applications, continues to expand its range of performance HFFR (Halogen Free Flame Retardant) TPEs.
READ MORESilicate synergists for heat & smoke performance
pinfa member company, TOLSA, has extended its range of technical silicate (PIN) additives as synergists for flame retardants in a range of polymer and fire safety packages.
READ MOREPIN FR polyamide for 3D-printing
CRP Technology, an Italy-based leader in SLS (selective laser sintering) 3D printing since 1996, has launched the world’s first UL94-V0 (2 and 3 mm), carbon fibre reinforced 3D printing material.
READ MOREFirst HDPE cable compound without ADCA
Borealis has launched the world’s first chemically-foamed HDPE cable compound without use of ADCA (azodicarbonamide), a substance which is classified as SVHC (Substance of Very High Concern) and has recently been recommended for inclusion in the REACH Annex XIV ‘Authorisation’ list.
READ MOREPIN FR cable for e-vehicle powertrains
Padanaplast, a leader in cross-linked polyolefins (XLPO) since 1971, and part of the Finproject Group in Italy, has launched a new ultra-flexible halogen-free flame retardant T4 cable, specifically adapted for electric vehicle powertrains.
READ MOREPIN FR for natural fibre reinforced plastics
pinfa member, Budenheim, has launched a PIN flame retardant specifically developed for natural fibre reinforced plastics, such as WPC (wood plastic compounds).
READ MOREFirst 2-hour fire resistant phenolic cable conduit
Radix, a leading producer of high-performance cables, has launched Champion Flame Shield XW, a phenolic fire alarm cable (FPLR Fire Power Limited Riser) conduit which offers 2-hour fire resistance, as required by UL2196, for its DuraLife circuit integrity cable systems.
READ MOREWeather resistance of PIN FR cables
Prolonged artificial weathering of EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) cables was tested with three different PIN flame retardants (ATH aluminium hydroxide @60% from Nabeltec, AlPi aluminium diethyl phosphinate @20% and APP ammonium polyphosphate @20%, both from Clariant).
READ MOREComparing FRs in polyamides
Two different polyamides with 30% glass fibres, based on terephthalic acid (PTA) or isophthalic acid (ITA), were tested for fire performance and other properties with a halogenated and a PIN FR solution.
READ MORENew pinfa member: Grolman
Grolman is a leading international distributor and business development partner in speciality chemicals, present in 40 countries and providing a range of performance materials, additives, fillers, pigments, binders, and flame retardants to Industries including, amongst others: plastics & rubber, wires & cables, paints & coatings, adhesives & sealants, composites, batteries, personal care.
READ MORERoger Avakian for SPE “Fellow Award”
Roger Avakian, of Avakian Polychem Consulting, will be awarded the prestigious Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) “Fellow Award” at SPE ANTEC 2020, recognising his contribution to the plastics industry.
READ MOREWashington consultation on “priority products”
Following on from the consultation on defining “priority chemicals” in 2019 (see pinfa Newsletter n°108), the State of Washington has now opened to 2nd March 2020 a consultation on “priority products”.
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