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Vancouver warns of battery fire risks
Vancouver City fire services say lithium ion batteries have caused 5 fire deaths this year with battery fires are increasing.
READ MOREUS initiative for building codes
Biden-Harris administration launches action to modernise and implement building safety and energy codes across the US.
READ MOREUK extends ban on combustible cladding
Combustible cladding is banned on high rise buildings and non FR polyethylene composite panels on all new buildings.
READ MOREFires more likely in social housing
New South Wales Australia shows nearly 44 000 residential fires in ten years, with higher incidence in social housing.
READ MOREInsurance company warns of e-bike fires
AXA UK warns of increasing fire risks from lithium-ion batteries in electric bicycles and e-scooters.
READ MOREReview of flame retardants for battery safety
Overview of battery fire risks, flame retardant solutions and technology perspectives. 60 pages. 125 references.
READ MOREUS EPA risk determination of HBCD cluster
Evaluation concludes cyclic aliphatic bromide FR chemicals present unreasonable risk for health and the environment.
READ MOREFinland lists problem FRs for recycling
Report for Business Finland lists 25 problematic or potentially problematic (under assessment) flame retardants, of which 21 are halogenated FRs and four are organophosphorus FRs
READ MOREFRPM call for abstracts open to 31/12/2022
Call for abstracts for leading flame retardant research conference Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials is now open.
READ MOREEU consultation on Ecodesign for PV
Public consultation open to 16/12/2022 asks whether to develop Ecodesign for PV panels. Safety is not mentioned.
READ MOREScience-based grouping of phosphorus FRs
pinfa publishes report on possible property-based REACH regulatory grouping of organophosphorus flame retardants.
READ MOREMineral synergists for intumescent PIN FRs
Pinfa member IMERYS has launched a range of mineral flame retardant (FR) synergists for engineered thermoplastics.
READ MORESports EV cooling element of PIN FR nylon
German sports electric car uses Lanxess (pinfa member) non-halogenated flame retardant nylon for charger heat dissipation.
READ MORESekisui Alveo launches PIN FR foams
The specialist in polyolefin foams has launched non-halogenated FR versions of Alveolit TA and TL foams.
READ MORE2-hour fire-rated power cables are PIN
Radix launches 600V cable, UL 2196 (2 hours) to ensure system reliability in a fire, using non-halogen flame retardants.
READ MOREComparison of PIN FR systems in ABS
Various combinations of fourteen different PIN flame retardants were tested for fire performance and smoke emission in ABS.
READ MOREPIN FRs for sustainable construction
All The Shapes Tile & Co. eco-friendly material innovation hub, Liverpool, features PIN flame retardant fire-safe timber.
READ MORENatural seaweed boron for fire safety
Researchers propose bio-based “plasterboard” for building, with natural boron PIN fire safety and carbon benefits.
READ MOREPolyphosphinoboranes as PIN FRs
New class of polymeric phosphorus- and boron-based PIN FRs synthetised and fire tested on cotton at lab scale.
READ MOREDOPO – N PIN FR for polyamide
A phosphorus – nitrogen PIN flame retardant was developed for PA6 providing gas phase fire performance and anti-drip.
READ MOREEU committees favorable opinions on proposed restriction for Dechlorane Plus
The EU’s Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) has adopted an Opinion supporting Restriction (under REACH) of the chlorinated flame retardant Dechlorane Plus
READ MORESafe and sustainable by design (ssbd) Flame retardants
100 to 130 participants joined the three sessions of pinfa’s webinar on “What are Safe and Sustainable Flame Retardants?” (one hour sessions on each of 27, 28 and 30th June 2022).
READ MOREFilipe Almeida, Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Federation)
Filipe Almeida, Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Federation) underlined that the Green Deal Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability represents a radical step forward in regulation, with important changes in both REACH and CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) within wider actions such as the Sustainable Products Initiative and Ecodesign.
READ MOREAdrian Beard (Clariant), Chairman of pinfa
Adrian Beard (Clariant), Chairman of pinfa emphasised that this proposed generic category “flame retardants” is not logical, because it refers to a function and not a family of chemicals.
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