UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has published the proceedings of the third Furniture Flammability and Human Health Summit, organised with Emory University, Atlanta, 13-14 December 2017. This summarises inputs from nearly thirty speakers from research, industry,...
Formfutura has launched a non-halogenated, self-extinguishing PIN flame retardant filament for 3D-printing. The ABSPro filament contains ABS, polycarbonate and PIN flame retardants, enabling to meet UL94-V0. It is available in black only and offers low printing...
The pinfa workshop on “Fire Safety Challenges in Automotive Plastics”, Tokyo, 1st July, will take place within EMCE2019 (E-Mobility and the Circular Economy, 1-3 July 2019). The workshop will address fire safety challenges facing the automobile industry with electric...
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...