Book: materials fire testing methods

Book: materials fire testing methods

300-page book presents fire resistance testing of construction materials, insulation, cables, furniture, textiles, furniture, and also dust and liquids, smoke and toxicity and science of fire modelling and large scale tests. Both standardised test methods and...
PIN FR system for reinforced polyamides

PIN FR system for reinforced polyamides

Budenheim’s new PIN FR system for glass-fibre reinforced polyamides offers no migration and low corrosion. The HFFR (halogen-free flame retardant) package is based on melamine polyphosphate, acting in the solid phase (charring) with a polymeric synergist (phosphorus...
Performance of kaolin with PIN synergists

Performance of kaolin with PIN synergists

Quarzwerke HPF has developed an olefin compound for automotive using kaolin and non-halogenated synergists. The project, for E&E and automotive applications, developed with an automobile manufacturer and a compounder (confidential), uses a specific flaky...
Barton Finn, TCO Development

Barton Finn, TCO Development

Barton Finn, TCO Development presented TCO Certified, the global independent sustainability certification addressing social and environmental responsibility of workplace and data centre related IT products. TCO Development considers that “negative/restrictive lists”...
EU consultation on melamine

EU consultation on melamine

To 5th April: ECHA consultation on inclusion of melamine in REACH Annex XIV (Authorisation List). If a chemical is on the Authorisation list, then any company wishing to use it (for specified uses/conditions and after a specified “sunset” date) must obtain...