08:30    Registration                     

09:00    Welcome by Pol Lombaert, CEO Centexbel

09:15    Lectures                            

  • Regulations & Certifications for Flame Retardants in Textiles - Erwin Boënne, CTF2000 / Flamaway
  • Assessment of Flame Retardants in Relation to SSbD and the Ongoing Studies by ECHA on Flame Retardants - Hiram Moerman, Apeiron-Team
  • Towards One‑Shot Testing: Efficient Analysis of Flame Retardants in Textiles and Plastics - Stijn Steuperaert, Centexbel

10:45    Presentation of the Scientific Posters*

11:00    Break                   

11:30    Lectures                            

  • Photochemical Debromination of ABS Containing Brominated Flame Retardants: Kinetics, Thermal Behaviour and Additive Heterogeneity - Ulrich Maschke, UMET Ulille / CNRS
  • Modified Lignin and Flame Retardancy Improvement in PLA and ABS Thermoplastics - Tessa Faulks / Hervé Feuchter, VITO / CREPIM
  • Next-Generation Halogen-Free Flame Retardants  Solutions for Technical Textiles and Synthetic Leather - Ali Demirci, Hangzhou JLS Flame Retardants Chemical Co

13:00    Lunch                  

14:00    Lectures                            

  • Flame Retardancy Challenges in Recycled Nonwoven Acoustic Insulation Panels from Workwear Textile Waste - Antoine Cosne, CETI / Circular Fit Out 
  • The Delicate Balance between Flammability and Transparency in Polymer Foils - Kristof Proost, IP FAB
  • Rethinking Sustainable Flame-Retardant Synthesis through Reactive Extrusion - Ana Mangas Roca, AIMPLAS

15:30    Break                   

16:00    Lectures                            

  • Environmental Friendly Flame Retardants for Natural Fibers and Fiber Reinforced Composites - Thomas Mayer-Gall, Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West GmbH
  • Alternatives to Halogen-based Flame Retardant Masterbatches: Opportunities and Challenges - Hares Wahdat, LyondellBasell 
  • Biobased Intumescent Flame Retardant Coating for Mycelium-Based Wall Panels - Frederik Goethals, Centexbel

17:30    Closing and Reception                               

18:00    Conference dinner

 

* Scientific Posters

  • Sustainable Circular Textile Systems: Imparting Flame-Retardant Properties to Fabrics Using Agricultural Waste Materials - Kadriye Kutlay / Zeynep Pınardağ, Berteks Textile Industry and Trade Inc.
  • Development of Phosphorylated Cellulose as Biobased Fire-Retardant Additive for Textile in the Frame of HALO-TEX Project - Caroline Piffet, Celabor
  • UV-Visible Decontamination of Recycled Polyurethane Polyols: Chlorine Removal without Structural Degradation - Ulrich Maschke, UMET ULille/CNRS