The NY ban on brominated FRs in TV/display stands and casings now requires notification of any organohalogen FRs. The New York State ‘Family and fire fighter protection act’ (S4630, 5418-B), signed into law 2nd January 2022, bans “organohalogen” flame retardants in...
‘Best Buy’ announces EU TV EcoDesign criteria for its leading TVs, so excluding halogenated FRs from enclosures and stand. The company is one of the world’s biggest electronics retailers with nearly US$50 billion turnover and nearly 1 200 stores worldwide. The company...
An active year for pinfa in Europe & worldwide: five new members, strategy and advocacy, new communications tools. pinfa’s Annual Report presents an overview of activities in Europe, North America and China. Policy areas in focus are the new EU Chemicals...
Solvay’s partially bio-based long-chain PPA achieves UL94 V-0 (at 0.4 mm) with processability, strength and stability. The non-halogenated flame retardant polyphthalamide formulations offer processing advantages of high glass transition temperature and melting point...
Peter Mapleston, Compounding World and AMI, closed the session, underlining the interest of the dialogue, enabled by this hybrid session, between flame retardant and materials industries, present at the Fire Retardants in Plastics Conference, and global experts and...
