pinfa-NA Members’ Meeting
pinfa-NA members discussed activities, conference communications, met sponsored FR research students. The pinfa-NA annual end-of-year members’ meeting was held in Cleveland, Ohio, on 11th November, coinciding with pinfa-NA participation at the Compounding World Expo 2024. Members had a chance to communicate, collaborate and plan for 2025 activities. 2024 was an active and productive year for pinfa-NA. Among many activities, we welcomed a new member (Polymer Additives Group), conducted many free webinars, presented at conferences including SPE, CAMX and ACS, provided scholarships and developed a technical paper on Chemistry, Energy Consumption, Green House Gas Emissions of Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants (available to pinfa member companies on request). We also successfully published a series of educational ‘explainer videos’ for audiences new to the world of flame retardants. “We had a great annual meeting,” noted Carolyn Pressley, the Regional VP Americas at Budenheim USA and pinfa-NA Chairperson. “The highlight was the presentations from Ecotek, showcasing their scientific experiment ideas, which pinfa-NA sponsored. It’s important to help the next generation of scientists and pinfa-NA is doing their part. The students from Ecotek were in attendance and both pinfa-NA members and Ecotek students were able to learn and understand each others’ needs and contributions.”
See pinfa-NA website for more information: https://www.pinfa-na.org/
Photo: pinfa-NA members and Ecotek students and director at pinfa-NA’s annual meeting.
