PIN FR VOC emissions free

PIN FR VOC emissions free

Burnblock’s PIN flame / fire retardant has been certified EN16516 with no detectable VOC emissions after 28 days. All (100%) of the different chemical substances constituting the Burnblock® ingredient are natural, the Burnblock® ingredients are 100% biodegradable and...
New tool to teach fire safety and FRs

New tool to teach fire safety and FRs

80+ slides of information and graphics explaining materials fire safety, flame retardants, fire tests, standards, environment and health. This new toolkit for teaching, professional training and industry, is made available for public use on request by pinfa. It has...
How PIN FRs contribute to fire safety

How PIN FRs contribute to fire safety

Valencia, Spain, 19th April: eight pinfa members presented PIN fire safety solutions and regulatory developments: Adeka, Avient, Budenheim, Clariant, ICL, Imerys, Nabaltec, William Blythe. Workshop participants included compounders from across Europe and the workshop...
Researching bio-based phosphorus PIN FR

Researching bio-based phosphorus PIN FR

Ground banana peel combined with phytic acid improves fire performance of poly lactic acid. The banana peel powder was reacted with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, then with phytic acid (a bio-sourced molecule rich in phosphorus) and ammonia. 15% loading of the...