The European Commission has published in the Official Journal a “Recommendation … on building renovation” pointing to the importance of fire safety. The Recommendation addresses implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD, 2018/844 amending...
01 July 2019 – The Westin Tokyo, Japan At its second Electromobility and fire safety challenges workshop, pinfa brought together more than 60 stakeholders of the electromobility value chain, ranging from automotive companies, OEMs, plastic compounders and...
pinfa-NA (pinfa North America) held its sixth industry workshop in San Jose California, April 30 – May 1, 2019, on fire safety for green electronics. SAMPE (Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering) and SPE (Non Halogenated FR Special Interest...
At the initiative of pinfa, leading fire safety organisations have signed a joint letter to the European Commission asking that fire safety be better integrated into the EU’s R&D funding programme, Horizon Europe. Signatories include fire fighters organisations, a...
Laia Haurie, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, presented tests of resin-impregnation of wood, with the objective of developing flame retarded wood-plastic composites. Two phosphorous flame retardants were added to an unsaturated polyester resin and compared with a...
