Abdullah Al-Mamun, Adler Pelzer, outlined the demanding requirements set by customers for FR engineering plastics for electric vehicles. Customers want five minutes ignition resistance, that is fire performance comparable to UL94 V0, but this requires levels of FRs...
Michael Grosshauser, Fraunhofer LBF, summarised tests of ageing of cable compounds (polyethylene, EVA) with nano-clays. Nano-clays cause premature degradation of these polymers with weathering, because of carbonyl formation, accentuated when used with ATH (aluminium...
Thanos Porfyris, National Technical University, Athens, presented work underway in the EU-funded EPAnEK project testing non-halogenated flame retardants for polypropylene electrical cable conduits and tubes. These are not today covered by the EU Construction Products...
IMERYS S.A. is a French multinational company which specialises in the production and processing of industrial minerals used in a vast range of applications, including the plastics, rubber, paints, ceramic and paper industries. Imerys’ PIN flame retardants include...
The fire started in a space heater, but smoke spread throughout the building. 17 people died, and over 40 were injured. The Twin Parks building housed many immigrants, especially from Gambia. Two self-closing doors are said to have failed to function. The fire itself...
