Kraiburg TPE has developed a series of PIN flame retardant TPE with adhesion to polyamide compounds. There is a strongly increasing demand for multi-material components, bringing together both engineering plastics (for mechanical performance), in particular...
Several new market studies, prepared before the COVID crisis, anticipate continuing growth for PIN flame retardants, FR plastics, fire protection materials, fire proofing coatings for wood. ResearchAndMarkets estimate global FR market growth of 5.2% per year to 2025,...
Progress towards RoHS restrictions on further halogenated FRs (MCCPs, TBBPA) and antimony (ATO) in electrical and electronic equipment (E&E). Following the public consultation in January 2020 (see pinfa Newsletter n°110), ÖkoInstitut presented proposed conclusions...
This is the term coined for the dangerous situation where an incident results in damaged batteries containing energy with no means to empty this out as electricity. This is a major challenge in e-vehicles but also in energy storage facilities. In an incident in...
CRP Technology, an Italy-based leader in SLS (selective laser sintering) 3D printing since 1996, has launched the world’s first UL94-V0 (2 and 3 mm), carbon fibre reinforced 3D printing material. Windform FR1, part of the company’s TOP-LINE composite family, has also...
