News

July 4, 2025

pinfa: FRs, Circular Economy & regulation

pinfa poster at SETAC outlines the industry perspective for flame retardants, sustainability, recycling and regulation.

July 4, 2025

New members for pinfa North America

Avient, 3M and NeoGraf have joined pinfa-NA, bringing membership to 17 companies working to advance PIN FRs.

July 4, 2025

pinfa at FRPM 2025

pinfa was active at the 20th FRPM conference, presenting on SSbD FRs and giving best young researcher Awards.

July 4, 2025

Actions to accelerate chemicals circularity

Study by Cefic, with consultancy UNITY, reveals key actions to accelerate circularity in the chemicals industry and beyond (pinfa is a Cefic Sector Group).

July 4, 2025

Report on plastics recycling economics

Bain & Company say plastics recycling could reach cost parity with virgin plastics, but needs €400 billion investment.

July 4, 2025

Scooter battery fire kills four

Fatal fire in 4th floor flat in Reims, France, 6th June, started with a scooter battery fire, next to a freezer and a washing machine.

July 4, 2025

Insurance expert says regulate e-bike sales

QBE Insurance identified nearly 300 e-bike fires in the UK in 2023, up +70% year-on-year says Adrian Simmonds, Practice Leader at QBE, in International Fire Safety Journal (IFSJ).

July 4, 2025

UK flame retardant scoping review

UK Government publishes risk screening assessment of 124 flame retardants identified as used in the UK, updating a previous screening from 2003 (Peter Fisk Associates)

July 4, 2025

EU to support brominated FR substitution

Tender for 390 000 € to provide support to promote substitution of BFRs, in automotive, construction and cable applications.

July 4, 2025

EU POP restriction for Dechlorane Plus

The European Commission has added the halogenated flame retardant Dechlorane Plus to the POPs Regulation.

July 4, 2025

Non-hazardous FR synergist to replace ATO

William Blythe (pinfa member) launches new inorganic zinc and tin based synergist and smoke suppressant.

July 4, 2025

Low electro-corrosion FR compound

Automotive supplier Kostal Kontakt Systems adopts BASF’s PPA with non-halogenated FR for high current connectors.

July 4, 2025

PIN FR recycled polypropylene

Ecobat launches 100% PCR (post-consumer recycled) polypropylene with PIN flame retardants for UL 94 V-0.

July 4, 2025

Testing AlPi in epoxy

AlPi showed effective fire performance in epoxy resin, achieving UL 94 V-0 (3 mm), including with glass fibre.

July 4, 2025

Ageing of flame retardant cables

Tests show that aging deterioration of PIN FR cable sheath depends on environmental conditions:

May 26, 2025

Free webinar: Novel and Sustainable FRs

Wednesday 11th June17h30 CEST. With Michael Großhauser and Frank Schönberger, Fraunhofer IBF.

May 26, 2025

Testimonial: why join pinfa-NA

3 minute video. Maggie Baumann, Performance Polymers & Additives, on benefits of participation in pinfa North America.

May 26, 2025

Call for partners: upcycling PIN polymers

HFFR-Up2Cycle project aims to restabilise and upgrade recycled polymers to PIN FR performance materials.

May 26, 2025

Flame retardants and EV battery safety

Vincenza Morone, Italmatch (pinfa member) explains how flame retardants and test standards ensure electric vehicles safety.

May 26, 2025

pinfa comments on PlastChem list

pinfa has identified less than 50 flame retardants in the list of 389 alleged FRs in the database published by ‘PlastChem’ (see pinfa Newsletter n° 159).