Ivan Kotek, Funzionano

Ivan Kotek, Funzionano

Ivan Kotek, Funzionano, presented the company’s silicon-containing POSS (polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane) PIN FRs, see presentation at the previous AMI FRiP conference in pinfa Newsletter n°124. These highly-branched organo-mineral nano-polymers are free of any...
Yann Bourgeois, Huber Martinswerk

Yann Bourgeois, Huber Martinswerk

Yann Bourgeois, Huber Martinswerk, presented results of combining zinc melamine polyphosphate (ZMP intumescent) and aluminium tri hydroxide (ATH) for LSZH (low smoke zero halogen) cables (polyethylene – EVA). The zinc in ZMP is known to reduce smoke emission and the...
Tobias Moss, Budenheim

Tobias Moss, Budenheim

Tobias Moss, Budenheim, presented a new liquid organic phosphorus PIN FR for rigid polyurethane foam, to be commercialised in 2022. The liquid form, soluble in the foam polyol, ensures compatibility with existing processes and machinery and good dispersion. Use at c....
Mike Bird, Imerys

Mike Bird, Imerys

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...
Michael Fiala, Georg Baumgartner, Metadynea

Michael Fiala, Georg Baumgartner, Metadynea

Because the company is a specialist supplier of wood composite board resins and finishings, working directly with panel producers, Metadynea can provide specialist PIN flame retardant solutions for fire safety. Use of wood composite products is growing in...