US National Week of Flame Retardants

US National Week of Flame Retardants

22-25 January 2024, online, SPE (Society of Plastics Engineers) and pinfa-NA. Four sessions, eight speakers, covering different flame retardant technologies, fire standards and testing, innovative non-halogenated flame retardants and polymer formulations. For polymer...
pinfa-NA at SPE automotive EV conference

pinfa-NA at SPE automotive EV conference

pinfa-NA is a sponsoring and participating in the Battery and Thermal Materials sessions April 16-19 2023, Troy, Michigan. This the second SPE Automotive Division’s Electric and Autonomous Vehicle conference. The first edition attracted over 600 participants in 2022....
Review: FR polymers for 3D printing

Review: FR polymers for 3D printing

3D printing enables new approaches to flame retardancy, such as surface layers or enclosure of FRs in structural voids. This review summarises different current FR solutions for different polymers and outlines AM (additive manufacturing) technologies:...
Flame retardants in e-mobility

Flame retardants in e-mobility

Rapid growth of e-mobility requires specific flame retardant materials to ensure safety with batteries and high voltages. Sebastian Hörold, Clariant, outlined potentials and challenges for PIN flame retardant plastics in electric vehicles. Power battery prices are...
Book: Flame Retardant Nanocomposites

Book: Flame Retardant Nanocomposites

Nano-delivered PIN FRs can form nanocomposites for enhanced performance and fire safety in modern materials. This book presents a range of “emerging” nanocomposite FR solutions, including bio-based nano-materials, graphenes, minerals and metal compounds, metal-organic...