Eight organophosphate esthers (OPEs), used as plasticisers and/or flame retardants, were tested in 393 food product samples in the UK: TCEP, TCIPP, TDCIPP, TBOEP, TnBP, TPHP, EHDPP, TMPP. The highest detected total OPE was below 20 µg/kg wet weight in milk products...
The National Week of Flame Retardants, organised online by SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) and pinfa-NA attracted over one hundred participants for five online sessions 22nd – 26th August. The Week was opened by Carolyn Pressley (Budenheim), pinfa-NA Chair, and...
Roger Avakian, Avakian Polychem Consulting, provided a one hour introduction to polymer fire safety, presenting the different principal non-halogenated flame retardant chemistries and how they function to prevent or inhibit fire and summarising key fire performance...
This SPE event included a session of PIN FR product presentations by pinfa-NA members, showing a range of different PIN FR solutions able to achieve high levels of fire performance in many different polymers: Paul Hardy, Amfine Tobias Moss, Budenheim Elke Schlosser...
Tim Reilly, Clariant, summarised regulatory developments in the USA, underlining that this is largely driven by NGOs, often via political action in one or a few States. Federal action has mainly targeted “PBT” chemicals (Persistent, Bio-accumulative, Toxic),...
