To 5th April: ECHA public call for evidence and information on aromatic brominated flame retardants. This initiates implementation of the ECHA Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants (European Chemicals Agency, March 2023, see pinfa Newsletter n°147) which also...
pinfa shares the grief of all those impacted by the devastating fire in two blocks of flats, Campanar, Valencia, 22nd February. Flames engulfed a 14-storey apartment block, and then spread and destroyed a second adjoining 10-storey block. The flats were built in 2008...
pinfa keynote at European Bureau for Conservation & Development meeting in European Parliament. Adam, Jarubas, Member of the European Parliament, opened the meeting underlining there can be no green transition without the formulation of clear solutions to...
Evonik’s new phosphorus monomer offers a safe fire safety solution (no leaching risk) for the popular material PMMA. Polymethyl methacrylate is a transparent, high-performance, thermoplastic widely used as a lightweight alternative to glass. Evonik’s new...
Avient have launched a PIN flame retardant formulation resistant to stress cracking in armoured electrical cables. Cable sheath materials can crack when subject to tensile stress (curved installation) or pressure (underground), leading to loss installation and...
