Organisations say Sweden’s ecotax on FRs and chemicals in electronics is unfair, ineffective, economically damaging. Four Swedish electronics, technology and games industry federations, in a 35-page joint report, say the tax has nearly doubled since 2022 (+71%)...
Rwanda, Cook Islands and Norway have proposed to the United Nations to “avoid and minimise” many plastics chemicals. The three countries proposed to UNEP INC-4 to ban ten chemicals or families of chemicals which are today identified as CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic or...
The European Commission has clarified investigations ECHA should undertake in 2024 on flame retardants. This follows publication of the ECHA Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants (European Chemicals Agency, March 2023, see pinfa Newsletter n°147). The letter to...
Revision of the (US) International Wildland Urban Interface Code shows wide discussion on materials fire resistance. The code defines requirements for land use and for buildings within wildland urban interface areas, with the aim of reducing impacts and dangers of...
Government estimates total fire costs at 12 bn UK£/y, of which a 1/4 is impacts of fire, and 3/4 fire prevention and mitigation. The report covers only fires attended by fire services, for the year ending March 2020 and covers only England (population 56.5 million,...
