by pinfa-editor | 15 May, 2023
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...
by mcwebmaster | 5 Jun, 2018
by pinfa-editor | 30 Apr, 2021
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...
by pinfa-editor | 30 May, 2023
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...
by pinfa-editor | 17 Nov, 2020
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...