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Review of flame retardants for battery safety
Overview of battery fire risks, flame retardant solutions and technology perspectives. 60 pages. 125 references.
READ MOREUS EPA risk determination of HBCD cluster
Evaluation concludes cyclic aliphatic bromide FR chemicals present unreasonable risk for health and the environment.
READ MOREFinland lists problem FRs for recycling
Report for Business Finland lists 25 problematic or potentially problematic (under assessment) flame retardants, of which 21 are halogenated FRs and four are organophosphorus FRs
READ MOREFRPM call for abstracts open to 31/12/2022
Call for abstracts for leading flame retardant research conference Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials is now open.
READ MOREEU consultation on Ecodesign for PV
Public consultation open to 16/12/2022 asks whether to develop Ecodesign for PV panels. Safety is not mentioned.
READ MOREScience-based grouping of phosphorus FRs
pinfa publishes report on possible property-based REACH regulatory grouping of organophosphorus flame retardants.
READ MOREMineral synergists for intumescent PIN FRs
Pinfa member IMERYS has launched a range of mineral flame retardant (FR) synergists for engineered thermoplastics.
READ MORESports EV cooling element of PIN FR nylon
German sports electric car uses Lanxess (pinfa member) non-halogenated flame retardant nylon for charger heat dissipation.
READ MORESekisui Alveo launches PIN FR foams
The specialist in polyolefin foams has launched non-halogenated FR versions of Alveolit TA and TL foams.
READ MORE2-hour fire-rated power cables are PIN
Radix launches 600V cable, UL 2196 (2 hours) to ensure system reliability in a fire, using non-halogen flame retardants.
READ MOREComparison of PIN FR systems in ABS
Various combinations of fourteen different PIN flame retardants were tested for fire performance and smoke emission in ABS.
READ MOREPIN FRs for sustainable construction
All The Shapes Tile & Co. eco-friendly material innovation hub, Liverpool, features PIN flame retardant fire-safe timber.
READ MORENatural seaweed boron for fire safety
Researchers propose bio-based “plasterboard” for building, with natural boron PIN fire safety and carbon benefits.
READ MOREPolyphosphinoboranes as PIN FRs
New class of polymeric phosphorus- and boron-based PIN FRs synthetised and fire tested on cotton at lab scale.
READ MOREDOPO – N PIN FR for polyamide
A phosphorus – nitrogen PIN flame retardant was developed for PA6 providing gas phase fire performance and anti-drip.
READ MOREEU committees favorable opinions on proposed restriction for Dechlorane Plus
The EU’s Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) has adopted an Opinion supporting Restriction (under REACH) of the chlorinated flame retardant Dechlorane Plus
READ MORESafe and sustainable by design (ssbd) Flame retardants
100 to 130 participants joined the three sessions of pinfa’s webinar on “What are Safe and Sustainable Flame Retardants?” (one hour sessions on each of 27, 28 and 30th June 2022).
READ MOREFilipe Almeida, Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Federation)
Filipe Almeida, Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Federation) underlined that the Green Deal Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability represents a radical step forward in regulation, with important changes in both REACH and CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) within wider actions such as the Sustainable Products Initiative and Ecodesign.
READ MOREAdrian Beard (Clariant), Chairman of pinfa
Adrian Beard (Clariant), Chairman of pinfa emphasised that this proposed generic category “flame retardants” is not logical, because it refers to a function and not a family of chemicals.
READ MORELaurent Tribut, Schneider Electric (pinfa member)
Laurent Tribut, Schneider Electric (pinfa member) explained that ensuring 50% “green materials” in its products by 2025 is a core element of the company’s sustainability objectives, including both climate and resources, and covering both Schneider Electric and its suppliers.
READ MOREBarton Finn, TCO Development
Barton Finn, TCO Development presented TCO Certified, the global independent sustainability certification addressing social and environmental responsibility of workplace and data centre related IT products.
READ MOREJonatan Kleimark, ChemSec
Jonatan Kleimark, ChemSec indicated that the International Chemical Secretariat is an independent non-profit organisation, founded in 2002, to advocate for substitution of toxic chemicals to safer alternatives, funded by the Swedish Government, WWF and other NGOs and individuals.
READ MOREPeter Fisk, Green Chemical Design
Peter Fisk, Green Chemical Design presented a study underway for pinfa, looking at whether organo-phosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) is a meaningful group of chemicals for generic legislation, or how they could be appropriately grouped.
READ MOREStacy Glass and Lauren Heine, ChemFORWARD
Stacy Glass and Lauren Heine, ChemFORWARD underlined the need to establish trusted downstream user information on chemicals in products. Firstly, toxicology data is missing on many chemicals.
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