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Updated brochure on flame retardants for electrical and electronic applications
2009-06-24. The new flame retardants organisation pinfa has issued an updated version of a brochure on flame retardants for electrical and electronic applications together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Professor Manfred Doering and Dr. Jan Diederichs have documented the state of the art together with leading manufacturers of halogen free phosphorus, inorganic and nitrogen based flame retardants.
iNEMI Members release position statement on the definition of “Low Halogen” for Electronic Products
2009-07-01. The electronics organisation iNEMI has released a statement which defines the maximum levels of chlorinated and brominated flame retardants in electronic materials (0.09% bromine or chlorine in printed circuit boards, 0.1% in other plastic materials). The following companies support the iNEMI statement: Cisco, Dell Inc., Doosan Corporation, HP, Intel Corporation, Lenovo, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, Senju Comtek Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., and Tyco Electronics Ltd. Link to position paper and a related press article.
4th International Symposium, Human Behaviour in Fire 2009, 13-15 July, Cambridge, UK
The 4th International Symposium to be held in Cambridge UK 13 -15th July 2009 addresses current issues associated with the fire safety design and evacuation of dwelling, structures, medium/high rise buildings and transport modes. Over 45 papers will be presented in parallel sessions over 3 days alongside 24 poster papers presented by an international group of researchers and workers from 15 countries.
12th European Meeting on FR Polymers, FRPM 09, 31. Aug. 09 - 03. Sept.09
The conference on Fire Retardant Polymers is a cyclical event held every two years. After very successful FRPM Conferences held in Berlin (FRPM 05) and Bolton (FRPM 07), the next event (FRPM 09) will take place in Poland, Poznan at the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants (INF&MP).
What are flame retardants? About this website
Flame retardants are chemicals which are added to many materials to increase their fire safety. For example, many plastics are highly flammable and therefore their fire resistance is increased by adding flame retardants in order to reduce the risk of fire.
On this website you find information about the different kinds of flame retardants, which role flame retardants have in fire safety and which advantages and disadvantage their use has.
You can find more information on Clariant's the flame retardant range at www.exolit.com
Photo: A. Beard, Intumescent fire protection coating on wood
