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November 18, 2024

Low PIN FR leaching from microplastics

Lab studies show low levels of PIN flame retardant leaching from microplastics under exaggerated artificial weathering. Menger et al. tested leaching from 8 commercial plastics containing additives...

November 18, 2024

PIN FR AlPi shows no gene or cytotoxicity

Independent study on aluminium diethyl phosphinate (AlPi, phosphorus PIN FR) concludes no cytotoxicity, not mutagenic. This study tested AlPi produced by Clariant (pinfa member). Mutagenicity was te...

November 18, 2024

15 years: pinfa anniversary Assembly

Some thirty representatives of pinfa member companies joined pinfa’s 15^th anniversary General Assembly in Rome, 21-22 October 2024. Members discussed the increasing regulatory pressure...

November 18, 2024

Flame retardants at Fire Safety Week

European Fire Safety Week, 18-21 November: sustainability, electric vehicles, furniture, electrical safety, home fire safety …. pinfa are hosting an in-person (Brussels) and online event (free), W...

November 18, 2024

Canada consults on priority chemicals

Public consultation, open to 4^th December 2024, on list of chemicals to prioritise for assessment under CEPA (Canadian Environmental Protection Act). A proposed list of 33 chemicals / che...

November 18, 2024

Fire safety for sustainable wind energy

Access difficulties and importance for renewable energy production make fire safety critial for offshore wind farms. Article in ‘WindpowerEngineering’ reports over 200 incidents in the UK of...

November 18, 2024

Data centre fires disrupt digital services

Real estate company JLL says fire safety in data centres is under scrutiny following several more disrupting fires. A fire at Digital Reality’s Loyang Way data centre, Singapore, in September, impac...

November 18, 2024

Netherlands insurers warn on battery fires

The Dutch federation of insurers says batteries caused one in twenty house fires, significantly increasing year on year. Whereas the total number of house fires seems to be slowly decreasing (52 000 i...

November 18, 2024

PolymerAdditives guide to flame retardants

SpecialChem website updates detailed information pages on flame retardants and their selection for different polymers. The pages cover fire mechanisms and how FRs act to reduce fire risks, fire safety...

November 18, 2024

50 years fire safety at NIST

Over 50 years, US fire deaths per capita have decreased -80% and serious injuries by -97%. The US Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 1974 initiated fire research at NIST (US National Institute o...

November 18, 2024

PIN FR 3D manufacturing for railways

Tiger Coatings is using 3D additive printing to produce spare parts for Austrian Railways ÖBB, achieving EN 45545. One example is retrofit safety rings to ensure that baby carriages do not open doors...

November 18, 2024

Phosphorus nitrogen PIN FR for epoxy

Research shows PIN flame retardant can achieve UL 94 V-0 (3 mm) and 65% smoke reduction at 4% loading in epoxy. The PIN FR was synthetised by reacting furfurylamine (containing N) with Thiophene-2-ca...

November 18, 2024

Biobased lignin DNA FRs for poly lactic acid

NA encapsulated in nano-scale lignin was tested as a PIN flame retardant in the bio-based polymer poly lactic acid (PLA). DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid = biological genetic material, laboratory purifie...

November 18, 2024

Polymeric PIN FR for V-0 polyamide

Polymeric phosphorus – nitrogen PIN FR achieved UL 94 V-0 (3.2 mm) at 0.3 % P. The experimental polymeric PIN FR was synthesised by reacting DDP (9,10-Dihydro-10-(2,3-dicarbo...

November 18, 2024

DOPO triazene PIN FR for PET

3-DOPO-propyl)-triazine trione (TAD) achieved UL 94 V-1 and one third reduction in peak heat release in PET at 5% loading. The experimental PIN FR contains three phosphorus atoms (10.3% P w/w) and th...

November 18, 2024

PIN FRs for wood – plastic composites

PIN flame retardants were effective for fire safety of wood – polyethylene composites, remaining effective after weathering. Addition of wood flour to polyethylene (PE) increases mechanical performa...