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Performance Polymers and Additives LLC
PPA was formed in 2015 to commercially develop and distribute flame retardants, functional polymers and additives in North America.
READ MOREPosition for building renovation fire safety
pinfa supports joint position to include safety, including fire safety, in the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD revision).
READ MOREOpinion on wildfire retardant application
US federal Department of the Interior Opinion suggests wildfire chemicals have limited impacts on ecosystems and species.
READ MOREFire safety engineering only partly in place
European Commission JRC survey concludes that fire safety engineering (FSE) is only partially implemented across Europe
READ MOREECHA publishes PFAS Restriction proposal
The EU has published a proposal to Restrict some 10 000 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including PTFE. This was announced with the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in 2020 (SWD(2020)249).
READ MOREFlame retardant “market reports”
Market studies, for sale online, expect sustained growth in flame retardants worldwide, but numbers vary widely. Most reports suggest electronics, construction and transport as key growth sectors.
READ MOREPIN FR VOC emissions free
Burnblock’s PIN flame / fire retardant has been certified EN16516 with no detectable VOC emissions after 28 days.
READ MOREPIN FR synergies in polyamide
Fire performance synergies are shown between phosphorus PIN flame retardant and different PIN mineral additives.
READ MOREPIN FR thermoplastic piping system
GF Piping Systems non-halogen pipe jacket solution for fire-protection of lightweight, corrosion-free maritime applications.
READ MORETesting new silicon – nitrogen PIN FRs
Silylamine and siloxyamine compounds showed flame retardancy in PP, PE and epoxy and synergy with P FR.
READ MOREReview of possible new endothermic FRs
Metal complexes with endothermic properties (phase transition, cold crystallisation) could provide new FR solutions.
READ MOREEU Taxonomy consultation to 3rd May 2023
Published draft criteria for green finance for electrical and electronic equipment exclude halogens in all components.
READ MOREpinfa acknowledges the ECHA Regulatory Strategy on Flame retardants and offers to support its further development
On the 15th of March 2023, ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) published their Regulatory Strategy on Flame Retardants (FRs) as part of the European Restrictions Roadmap under the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
READ MOREAMI Plastics in Electric Vehicles conference
pinfa is a sponsor of the brand-new “Plastics in Electric Vehicles” conference, organised by AMI, Munich 6-7 June 2023.
READ MOREpinfa-NA at SPE automotive EV conference
pinfa-NA is a sponsoring and participating in the Battery and Thermal Materials sessions April 16-19 2023, Troy, Michigan.
READ MOREPlans for FR assessment and regulation
ECHA document identifies most PIN flame retardants as low hazard, no regulatory action needed, including mineral, nitrogen, inorganic phosphate and several types of organophosphorus FR.
READ MOREP4 proposed as “Critical” but not “Strategic”
Proposed EU Act keeps P4 as a Critical Raw Material but fails to recognise its need for fire safety of strategic technologies.
READ MOREpinfa recycling brochure published
pinfa publishes brochure summarising state-of-the art knowledge and testing on PIN flame retardants and recycling.
READ MOREpinfa-NA sponsors research student
James Covello, student in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU, Cleveland, Ohio) has received the first pinfa-NA Merit Scholarship (US$ 2500):
READ MOREExpert Committee on Sustainable Chemistry
Beyond Benign ECOSChem actionable definition and criteria for Sustainable Chemistry calls for “without hazards”, to cover the chemical itself, input components, emissions and breakdown products.
READ MOREUK debate on FRs and fire safety
Scientists suggest policy should prioritise “benign-by-design” for fire safety taking into account smoke and fire toxicity.
READ MOREEvery Grenfell fire death was avoidable
Council to Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 cites cladding material suppliers’ “cynical and possibly even dishonest practices”.
READ MOREGrenfell Inquiry Phase 1 conclusions
Inquiry confirms that Grenfell fire started in fridge-freezer and catastrophically spread through PE, PIR and phenol cladding.
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