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Smart phone Ecodesign consultation
An EU general public consultation on smart phone & tablet Ecodesign priorities is open to 23 August 2021.
READ MOREH&M on Safe and Sustainable by Design
Clothing and interior company H&M calls the EU to require chemical assessment methodology and full disclosure.
READ MOREChemical Ingredient Disclosure
Over 100 companies and organisations have defined and endorsed six principles for access to information on chemicals.
READ MOREChemSec on “Essential Use”
NGO ChemSec says hazardous chemicals must disappear if their function, even if important, can be achieved otherwise.
READ MORERisk scientists criticise Chemicals Strategy
Scientists of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment question the scientific basis of the new EU Chemicals Strategy, in particular the hazard-based approach.
READ MOREUS federal furniture fire safety enacted
The CPSC has issued a final federal rule to require for cigarette ignition resistance of all upholstered furniture, as passed in the COVID–19 Regulatory Relief and Work From Home Safety Act (see pinfa Newsletter n°122).
READ MOREBio-based polycarbonate with PIN FR
SABIC high-performance, bio-based polycarbonate, carbon fibre reinforced compound with PIN FR package.
READ MOREPerformance of kaolin with PIN synergists
Quarzwerke HPF has developed an olefin compound for automotive using kaolin and non-halogenated synergists.
READ MOREHexpol Group low-smoke low-toxicity range
New wire & cable compound range from the polymers group centres on non-halogenated FRs to meet regulatory demands.
READ MOREPIN FR glass-reinforced polyamides
Teknor Apex expands portfolio of PIN FR polyamides for demanding applications including under-hood automotive. The hon-halogen, 15% - 30% glass-reinforced semi-aromatic PA66 compounds achieve UL94-V0 fire performance (0.5 or 0.8 mm) and offer high flow for injection molding of complex components, good surface finish and good retention of mechanical properties such as tensile strength and stiffness under exposure to moisture.
READ MOREWider applicability of expandable graphite
Georg H. Luh has developed an expandable graphite with starting temperature over 270°C, targeting technical polymers. Expandable graphite is an inorganic flame retardant which expands considerably in heat, generating a thermally stable residue in case of fire.
READ MOREHigher temperature expandable graphite
NeoGraf Solutions’s new expandable graphite offers onset temperature over 270°C enabling new applications. The new grade, with particle size of 300 microns, plastics can be used as a PIN flame retardant in plastics including polypropylene, polystyrene, PET, polyamides and ABS for injection moulding and thermoforming, including composites.
READ MOREOrganoboron smoke suppressing PIN FRs
DTNW Germany has launched research into organoboron compounds as safer alternative smoke suppressant PIN FRs for the automotive and construction sectors
READ MOREHELUKABEL new LS0H data cables
The range of four new instrumentation and compensating cables are each available in Low Smoke Zero Halogen versions. The three instrumentation cable types are conformant to PLTC UL13, EN 50288-7 or IEC 60331-21, cable type dependant.
READ MOREImproving mineral PIN FR performance
Innospec Leuna offers non-halogenated processing aids which improve processing of ATH and MDH PIN FR compounds.
READ MOREBio – mineral PIN FRs for wood
Milk-derived casein protein reacted with magnesium hydroxide and showed to be an effective PIN FR coating for timber. The reaction was carried out at 70°C with sodium hydroxide and the resulting compound was then spread on 20 mm scotch pine wood samples and dried at room temperature.
READ MOREGuanidine-based FR for cotton
Guanidine, a biological molecule, was reacted with ammonium and phosphorus to produce a durable, reactive FR for cotton. Guanidine is found in urine, and can be produced by the degradation of guanine (from DNA/RNA) or synthetically.
READ MORERecycling boron from cellulose insulation
Field trials show effectiveness of a fertiliser made by pyrolysis of cellulose fibre insulation containing boron flame retardant.
READ MORENew York State “Family and fire fighter protection act”
New York State “Family and fire fighter protection act” bans intentionally added “halogenated, organophosphorus, organonitrogen or nanoscale chemical” flame retardants and FR synergists in upholstered furniture, mattresses, (enclosure and stand of) electronic displays.
READ MOREProduct sustainability and fire safety
Can flame-retardant materials be Safe and Sustainable by Design ? Is fire safety an essential use ? Interactive discussion with the European Commission, EU experts, OEMs, Plastics Europe, NGOs.
READ MOREEU Zero Pollution Action Plan published
This confirms the Green Deal’s targeting of endocrine disruptors, persistent and hazardous chemicals.
READ MORESwedish chemicals tax proposed changes
Swedish authorities publish proposals to take into account flame retardant safety properties based on assessments.
READ MORESafe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD)
For chemicals, the EU emphasises safer plastic additives, product performance, recycling, harmonised approaches. A number of recent European Commission publications and workshops address the objective of “safe and sustainable by design” fixed by the new EU Chemicals Strategy.
READ MOREUK Fire Safety Act 2021
New regulation, following the Grenfell catastrophe, extends fire safety obligations but leaves unclear who will pay the costs.
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