pinfa member wins China GoldenBee

pinfa member wins China GoldenBee

Clariant has been recognised for sustainability and recycling by China’s GoldenBee CSR award for enterprises. GoldenBee is a corporate platform, developing Corporate Social Responsibility in China, supported by China Sustainability Tribune (previously WTO Tribune)....
PIN FR coating for agreeable, safe seating

PIN FR coating for agreeable, safe seating

Swiss-based global colour and chemicals company Archroma, has launched new water-based, very low VOC polyurethane coatings applicable to wide range of fabrics, nonwovens and papers, for both indoor and outdoor applications, and particularly adapted for synthetic...
New electrical vehicle standards in China

New electrical vehicle standards in China

China has passed new mandatory safety standards, including fire safety, for electric vehicles, EV batteries and electric buses. The new standards enter into force on 1st January 2021. Battery tests will address thermal runaway, water ingress, impacts and external fire...
10 dead, 14 injured in Valencia flats fire

10 dead, 14 injured in Valencia flats fire

pinfa shares the grief of all those impacted by the devastating fire in two blocks of flats, Campanar, Valencia, 22nd February. Flames engulfed a 14-storey apartment block, and then spread and destroyed a second adjoining 10-storey block. The flats were built in 2008...
Durable PIN FR fire treatment for timber

Durable PIN FR fire treatment for timber

Södra’s non-halogen wood treatment protects from ignition up to 260°C without surface treatment. This means the natural grain of different woods, such as cedar, larch or pine, can remain visible in building interiors (C260) and exteriors (C260 Xterior), or can be...