Newsletter 180

22nd April. Oliver Töpfer, Nabaltec, introduction to Mechanisms, Applications and Test Methods for PIN flame retardants.

Members’ meeting shows pinfa’s high level of activity in policy, PIN fire safety and chemicals regulation

The European Commission is looking for input to prepare Guidance on Fire Safety in building renovation & electrification.

Public consultation on outline plans to simplify environmental reporting and other environmental regulatory requirements.

Two UK Government public consultations, including a “general safety requirement” for safety of construction productions.

The European Commission has submitted to Parliament and Council a proposed Industrial Accelerator Act

A fire started in a train near Lyon, France, apparently in the pantograph system. All 210 passengers were evacuated.

Online speciality chemicals site SpecialChem monthly focus on Safer-by-Design flame retardants.

PO. radical formation is analysed for phosphorus PIN flame retardants on cotton, to understand gas phase fire protection.

Begoodtex promotes eco-friendly fire retardant textiles and recycled PIN FR fabrics for sustainable interior design.

A boron-nitrogen-phosphorus-AlPi PIN FR achieves UL 94 V-0 in PA6 loading, and no burning drip with 1% modified daidzein.

380-page book presents FR selection for different polymer types, foams, cables, textiles, adhesives and for 3D-printing.

50-page chapter discusses flame retardants for SSL (selective laser sintering) 3D-printing polyetherimide and PPSF/PPSU as seen by Sarak Sigamneni and Fifan Lv, Auckland Technical University, Australia.

The book’s final 6-page chapter discusses future challenges and innovations for flame retardant polymers, as seen by Henri Vahabi, Lorraine University, France and Mohammed Reza Saeb, Gdansk Medical University, Poland.