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February 14, 2024

Book: ‘Green’ flame retardants for polymers

Wide R&D perspectives for bio-derived and green mineral, phosphorus and nitrogen flame retardants.

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Book: Flame Retardant Nanocomposites

Nano-delivered PIN FRs can form nanocomposites for enhanced performance and fire safety in modern materials.

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January 18, 2024

US National Week of Flame Retardants

22-25 January 2024, online, SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) and pinfa-NA. Nine presentations on regulatory developments, fire testing, new PIN flame retardants, improved performance mineral FRs, PIN FR formulations for polycarbonates, intumescents.

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ECOFRAM 2024 – call for speakers

Call open to 31. January, for ECOFRAM Valencia, 22-23 May 2024 (Eco-Friendly Flame Retardant Additives and Materials).

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Nanostructured FRs – call for papers

15th February submission deadline for papers for journal Special Issue on Nanostructured FRs and their Applications, in Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects.

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Non-halogenated anti-drip fire safety

pinfa North America webinar outlines development in non-PFAS drip suppressants for polymer fire safety, with Roger Avakian, polymer formulation expert.

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US: tighter restrictions for DecaBDE, PIP

US EPA proposes to further restrict DecaBDE (brominated FR) and PIP (TrTPP = phenol, isopropylated, phosphate (3:1)).

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Discussing the ECHA FR Strategy

Discussion paper welcomes the ECHA FR Strategy grouping approach and proposes additional criteria.

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Balancing fire risk and flame retardants

Paper concludes that lower fire safety standards may be justified in only a few specific furniture types.

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UK Furniture Fire Safety Regulations debate

UK Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) attacks fire safety regulations, flame retardants and Standards Institution.

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Halloween costumes fire danger

Tests show some children’s Halloween outfits ignite within a second and burn for up to ten minutes.

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Runway fire: all JAL passengers escape

All 379 people on JAL’s Airbus A350 escaped unhurt when it caught fire after crashing into another plane during landing.

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PIN non-drip solutions without PTFE

Tolsa webinar presents PIN FR synergists to achieve non-drip fire performance in different polymers.

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PIN FR no-drip fire performance in PA6

Hyperbranched polysiloxane (PBDSi) containing P and N shows to be an effective FR in polyamide-6 at only 3% loading.

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PIN FRs and polyurethane fire toxicity

Overview of polyurethane fire decomposition, smoke toxicity and potential impacts of PIN FRs on smoke release and toxicity.

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PIN FR synergy in recycled ABS

Combining mineral PIN FRs can improve fire performance and reduce smoke without compromising mechanical performance.

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Flame retardant “market reports”

Market studies, for sale online, continue to predict sustained growth in flame retardants worldwide, but numbers vary widely.

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PIN FR compound for battery protection

Syensqo part bio-based long glass fibre PIN FR polyphthalamide for structural, heat, fire and electrical protection of EV batteries. 

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PIN FR for railway wool textiles

Camira launches non-halogenated flame retardant treatment for wool fabrics for public transport applications.

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Performance PIN FR polyamides for EVs

Celanese offers two non-halogenated flame retardant polyamide solutions for e-mobility power chains and batteries.

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Fire resistant PIN polyamide for EVs

Ascend Performance Materials’ PIN FR PA66 resistant to 1100°C flame for 15 minutes for electric vehicle battery safety.

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LSZH for replacing halogenated cables

SUNUA Low Smoke Zero Halogen cross-linked polyolefin cable insulation compounds offer performance and processing.

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Huber LCAs for PIN FRs

Huber Advanced Materials has announced completion of Life Cycle Analyses for 90% of its products, including mineral PIN FRs (aluminium hydroxides, calcined aluminas, activated aluminas and magnesium hydroxides).

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December 14, 2023

pinfa General Assembly, Berlin & online

Twenty pinfa member companies met to discuss the green transition, regulatory developments and actions worldwide.

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