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California SAFER consultation
California State call for input, to 1st July, on draft Priority Product Work Plan for “SAFER Consumer Products” (SCP).
READ MOREBuildings Directive recognises fire safety
Revised EU Energy Performance in Buildings (EPBD) recognises the importance of fire safety
READ MOREFire safety no longer progressing
1.5 million fires in the USA in 2022 caused nearly 3 800 deaths, over 13 000 injuries and US$ 18 billion property loss.
READ MORELotte’s PIN FR PP achieves ASTM A-grade
PIN flame retardant enables A-grade fire safety for building interiors with large volume, highly adaptable polymer (polypropylene).
READ MOREPhosphorus PIN FR acts as antioxidant
Research shows that DOPO-derivate coated APP can provide both fire resistance and anti-ageing in EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate), a performance polymer used in e.g. cables, transport, construction, sealants.
READ MOREPolymer DOPO FR for polyamide (PA6)
Polymeric DOPO-based phosphorus PIN FR achieved UL94 v-0 (3.2 mm) in polyamide at 0.3% total phosphorus content.
READ MOREEffects of P-FRs on material fire hazard
Theoretical analysis of how phosphorus PIN FRs effect aircraft carbon fibre – epoxy composites shows divergent conclusions.
READ MOREFree webinar: innovative materials for EVs
pinfa-NA free webinar: EV battery enclosure materials and testing, with Ken Vessey, UL Solutions.
READ MOREFree webinar: FR research in the USA
pinfa-NA free webinar: what research on FRs is carried out, what is needed, with what funding, which stakeholders?
READ MOREpinfa-NA webinar attendee survey
Survey with five short questions aims to help pinfa-NA improve and develop its ‘Lunch and Learn’ one-hour webinar series.
READ MOREpinfa-NA explainer video – FR chemicals
6th 3-minute education video addresses the questions of health and environmental concerns and regulation of FRs.
READ MORE1 500 readers of PIN FR smoke toxicity study
Science publication of pinfa study on PIN flame retardant polymer smoke emissions downloaded more than 1 500 times after one year.
READ MOREMelamine & melamine cyanurate
pinfa has updated our Q&A on regulatory classification of melamine and implications for melamine-based PIN FRs.
READ MOREElectronics industry criticises ecotax
Organisations say Sweden’s ecotax on FRs and chemicals in electronics is unfair, ineffective, economically damaging.
READ MOREProposal to UN for plastics chemicals
Rwanda, Cook Islands and Norway have proposed to the United Nations to “avoid and minimise” many plastics chemicals
READ MOREFire risks in rural China
Ten years’ data shows increasing fires in China, especially in rural areas, with electrical systems the leading fire cause.
READ MORE29 killed in Istanbul nightclub renovation fire
Fire in Masquerade Club, closed for renovation, started with sparks from work and burned to third floor of 16-floor building.
READ MOREDenmark historic monument & museum fire
Copenhagen stock exchange, one of Denmark’s most famous buildings, with many valuable paintings, was destroyed by fire on 16th April.
READ MOREDemonstration video: cable fire safety
Flame test video by Europacable, compares dangers of non-fire safe cable to fire safe cable.
READ MORECPR CE-mark and export
The EU CE-mark is necessary to sell construction products in the EU, but also brings credibility and added-value for export, for example for timber and wood products used in both commercial and residential buildings.
READ MOREHome fire safety video
Video shows side-by-side room fire tests with UK fire-safe and US non fire-safe furniture – and how families react.
READ MOREBook: materials fire testing methods
300-page book presents fire resistance testing of construction materials, insulation, cables, furniture, textiles, furniture, and also dust and liquids, smoke and toxicity and science of fire modelling and large scale tests.
READ MOREFunctionalised APP for different polymers
Ammonium polyphosphate is an effective, non-toxic PIN FR. Innovative coatings improve performance and compatibility.
READ MOREHistoric fires show need for action
Webinar on 1963 Fitchville nursing home fire shows that fire safety improvements are slow and often inadequate.
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