News
July 9, 2026
PIN FR polymers for EV applications
RadiciGroup (pinfa member) offers high-performance PIN flame-retardant plastics for demanding applications
July 9, 2026
Webinar summary: upgrading recycling
Polyvel shared expertise and experience of upgrading recycled plastics, with Madeline Daecher and Dean Dodaro.
July 9, 2026
Testing of nightclub fire acoustic foams
Fire tests of non-FR polyurethane foam involved in nightclub fires show rapid ignition, high heat and smoke release.
July 9, 2026
EU CPR fire performance updates
New rules now in force clarify declaration of reaction to fire and structural fire resistance of EU construction products.
July 9, 2026
pinfa input UK furniture fire safety
pinfa opposes the UK’s proposal to move backwards on furniture fire safety underlining that safe PIN FRs are available
July 9, 2026
Furniture PIN FRs accepted to be safe
pinfa has prepared a list of non-halogenated flame retardants considered to be safe: TCO or Ökotex or not Classified
July 9, 2026
LCA says furniture foam FR health positive
LCA study of a sofa with and without melamine as FR in foam concludes overall health benefits of FR use
July 9, 2026
Recycling PET to carbon dot PIN FRs
Post-consumer bottle PET was one-step recycled to c. 2 nm functionalised carbon spheres, tested as PIN FR in PBT.
July 9, 2026
PIN FR effective in recycled polypropylene
An intumescent phosphorus-nitrogen PIN FR showed to be effective in both virgin and re-extruded PP (UL 94 V-0 3.2mm).
July 9, 2026
Envalior PIN FR biobased plastic
Siemens electrical coupling relays use plastic from 70% used food industry frying oil with PIN flame retardants for relays.
July 9, 2026
Polysiloxane for PIN FR olefins
Silma’s multi-function PIN synergist for thermoplastic olefins improves fire performance, processing and compatibility.
July 9, 2026
Non-halogenated PIN FR masterbatches
Global supplier Ampacet has launched low- and zero-halogen phosphorus FR polypropylene masterbatches
July 9, 2026
PIN FR for furniture fire safety
Axelium launches furniture and bedding fire barrier solution based on its organo-silicon PIN flame retardants.
July 9, 2026
Functionalised tannic acid + AldPi in PA66
Europium (Eu2+) – tannic acid (TA) complex with aluminium diethylphosphinate (AldPi) for PIN fire safety in polyamide
July 9, 2026
Structure and chemistry of phosphorus FRs
Science update on how phosphorus PIN FRs work, structure, chemistry, toxicity and perspectives.
July 9, 2026
MDH: production, applications, development
Extensive review of current and potential production routes, applications, functionalisation and fire safety benefits of MDH (magnesium di.hydroxide), a widely used PIN flame retardant.
June 10, 2026
Free webinar: upgrading recycled plastics
17th June. Madeline Daecher & Dean Dodaro, Polyvel, a leading compounder. How to restore properties of recycled polymers.
June 10, 2026
pinfa at Electro-Plast 2026
Fire safety was a central theme across multiple sessions and pinfa presented the wide range of PIN FR solutions available.
June 10, 2026
pinfa sparks: recycling strategies for FRs
Over 60 participants at pinfa's 2nd ‘sparks’ webinar discussed recycling of PIN FRs with Nacho Montesinos Beltrán, AIMPLAS
June 10, 2026
pinfa-NA new member: JLS Chemical
Chinese producer of PIN flame retardants, JLS Chemical, has joined pinfa NA, which now has 18 members.
June 10, 2026
REACH revision abandoned
The European Commission has announced that the revision of the Chemicals Regulation is postponed indefinitely
June 10, 2026
Web campaign against Sweden ecotax
Sweden’s electric goods federations have launched a website pushing to abolish the national “ecotax” on electric goods
June 10, 2026
Court says US EPA must reassess DecaBDE
Federal Court of Appeal rejects US EPA decision to not take further action on brominated FR ‘Deca’.
June 10, 2026
PIN FRs compatible with PP recycling
Polypropylene (PP) with PIN FR was re-extruded five times, maintaining fire performance and mechanical properties.