pinfa INEMI webinar on sustainable FRs
Adrian Beard, pinfa (Clariant) presented FR sustainability at INEMI Sustainable Electronics Tech webinar, 23rd October. He presented the active chemicals regulatory context in Europe, in particular actions on PFAS, REACH and Classification and Labelling, ECHA Flame Retardants Strategy, the Ecodesign and Sustainable Products Regulation. He outlined Cefic’s work on Safe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) chemicals, pinfa’s work on defining what is a “sustainable flame retardant”, and implications in terms of high uncertainty in innovation first stages. INEMI, the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative, brings together organisations across electronics, with a combined revenue > US$ one trillion.
INEMI Sustainable Electronics Tech Topic Series: Answering the Burning Questions: Sustainable Flame Retardants, 23 October 2025 https://inemi.org/iNEMI/Events/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=06PINFATTS
pinfa slides: https://www.pinfa.eu/resource/flame-retardants-answering-burning-questions/
