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P4 proposed as “Critical” but not “Strategic”
Proposed EU Act keeps P4 as a Critical Raw Material but fails to recognise its need for fire safety of strategic technologies.
READ MOREpinfa recycling brochure published
pinfa publishes brochure summarising state-of-the art knowledge and testing on PIN flame retardants and recycling.
READ MOREpinfa-NA sponsors research student
James Covello, student in Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU, Cleveland, Ohio) has received the first pinfa-NA Merit Scholarship (US$ 2500):
READ MOREExpert Committee on Sustainable Chemistry
Beyond Benign ECOSChem actionable definition and criteria for Sustainable Chemistry calls for “without hazards”, to cover the chemical itself, input components, emissions and breakdown products.
READ MOREUK debate on FRs and fire safety
Scientists suggest policy should prioritise “benign-by-design” for fire safety taking into account smoke and fire toxicity.
READ MOREEvery Grenfell fire death was avoidable
Council to Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 cites cladding material suppliers’ “cynical and possibly even dishonest practices”.
READ MOREGrenfell Inquiry Phase 1 conclusions
Inquiry confirms that Grenfell fire started in fridge-freezer and catastrophically spread through PE, PIR and phenol cladding.
READ MOREGrenfell “The Toxic Smoke Files”
Grenfell Inquiry raises questions on cladding smoke toxicity and flammability and insulation suppliers’ information.
READ MOREEfectis Workshop – Building Fire Safety
Fire safety needs a competence and responsibility restart in the UK to address green building and new energy fire risks.
READ MOREElectrical failure or malfunction causes fires
Homes fires related to electrical failure or malfunction kill 390 people, injure 1 300 and cost 1.5 bn US$ yearly in the USA.
READ MORETwo million item fire risk product recall
Electrical fault in air fryers causes recall of two million items: wire connection risks overheating and causing burns or fire.
READ MOREHigh-rise fire Chicago
Rapid fire spread up nine floors of a high-rise building, Kenwood, Chicago, 25 Jan. 2023, killing one and injuring nine.
READ MORELithium-ion battery fire dangers
NBC TV network Today news shows lithium ion battery fires with videos of batteries catching fire and exploding in the home and in industry.
READ MOREE-mobility fires in France
Fires presumed to have started in e-scooter batteries lead to deaths and multiple damage in France.
READ MOREAircraft cabin fire that didn’t happen
A passenger’s electronics battery ignited in the back pocket of an aircraft seat in the air. The fire did not spread.
READ MORESmoke suppressants with PIN FR
Mineral additives reduce smoke and fire toxicity with a PIN FR, and improve and modify flame retardant effects.
READ MOREBMF micro-precision 3D printing
25 µm PµSL printer uses PIN flame retardant UL 94 V-0 photopolymer resin for fast, precision additive production.
READ MORENexans invests in PIN fire safe cables
Nexans, world electrification leader, is to invest 40 M€ in Autun, France, for an expertise centre on non-halogen fire safe cables.
READ MOREPIN flame retardant dyes
German Government funded DTNW project will develop non-halogenated reactive fabric dyes with FR properties.
READ MOREBone phosphate as PIN flame retardant
Hydroxyapatite extracted from animal bones showed fire protection effects on jute fibres in polymer composites.
READ MOREBiobased PIN FR for wool
Phytic acid (a natural organophosphate) with ammonia gave a washable phosphorus nitrogen fire safety treatment for wool.
READ MOREBiobased polymeric PIN FR for epoxy
Furfuralcahol (from furan extracted from biomass) reacted with polyphosphazene is tested as plasticising PIN FR in epoxy.
READ MOREPhosphorus silica PIN FRs synergy
Phosphorus and nitrogen functionalised silica showed to be an effective flame retardant in thermoplastic polyurethane.
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