by pinfa-editor | 30 Jan, 2023
Aerospace specialist Xeriant has developed a low-toxicity, low-smoke PIN FR for textiles, constructions and polymers. The non-halogen, bulk additive can be used in compounding, applied to textiles or used with cellulosic materials. Applications to date include...
by pinfa-editor | 27 Jul, 2021
DTNW Germany has launched research into organoboron compounds as safer alternative smoke suppressant PIN FRs for the automotive and construction sectors. Boric acid and its salts are very effective FRs in terms of fire resistance and smoke suppression, acting by...
by pinfa-editor | 26 Oct, 2023
Associations say fire safety, especially for new energy systems, should be better integrated into the EU EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive). The call comes from EuroFSA (European Fire Safety Alliance, of which pinfa is a partner), FEEDs (Forum for...
by pinfa-editor | 11 Jun, 2020
The rapid spread of the tragic fire from its start in a fridge-freezer was allowed by windows, and by cladding which was not con-form to fire safety regulations. The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, London, 2017, in which 72 people were killed, has...
by pinfa-editor | 30 Apr, 2021
Tirupti Graphite has a first order for non-halogenated FR polyurethane foam and composite for railway carriages. Expandable graphite provides PIN fire protection to achieve European railway fire safety standard EN 45545 Hazard Level 3 (highest) for polyurethane foam...
