Workshops

December 17th 2019 – FLAREX WORKSHOP

The LIFE-FLAREX project was presented during the workshop organized by CLUTEX and held in ATOK headquarted facilities in Prague on December 17^th, 2019.

The workshop program included:
– an overview of the project
– a technical section presenting the first results achieved

The event gathered around 20 people, representing companies (from textile and chemical sectors), R&D Centers and Associations. P

The feedback received have been very positive, showing the interest to follow the LIFE-FLAREX activities for further updates from the industrial demonstration results and cost analysis.

July 12th 2019 – FLAREX WORKSHOP

The LIFE-FLAREX project was presented during the workshop organized by CS-POINTEX and held at Città Studi Biella on July 12^th, 2019.

The workshop program included:
– an overview of the project
– a technical section presenting the first results achieved
– an in-depth section on the REACH regulation.

The event gathered around 30 people, representing companies (from textile and chemical sectors), R&D Centers and Associations. Participants were quite active during the workshop, asking information about Flame Retardants and EU Regulations.

The feedback received from the participants got through a satisfaction questionnaire have been very positive, showing the interest to follow the LIFE-FLAREX activities for further updates.

JORNADA: “PER UNA INDÚSTRIA TÈXTIL MÉS SOSTENIBLE:
CASOS PRÀCTICS I REPTES DE FUTUR EN L’ÀMBIT DE LA SUBSTITUCIÓ DE SUBSTÀNCIES QUÍMIQUES PERILLOSES”

Barcelona, 20 de febrer 2019
Passeig de Gràcia 129, Barcelona

The presentations from the workshop are available for download here:

• Presentació projecte S3CHEM: Smart Chemistry
• Projecte Interreg Europe CircE: Estudi del potencial de circularitat del sector tèxtil
• Substitució de productes químics perillosos. Conceptes, alertes, eines
• Estudi d’alternatives a les substancies perfluorades en acabats repel·lents d’aigua i d’olis.
• Estat de l’art de les alternatives més segures per a retardants de flama en la indústria tèxtil 

Report of the workshop (in Catalan, executive summary in English)

March 14th 2019 – DURATEX-FLAREX WORKSHOP

Duratex is an Interreg V France-Wallonie-Flanders project looking for ecofriendly water and oil repellent textiles.
The European Life project Flarex assesses alternative environmental friendly flame retardants to be used in interior textile.
Both projects organise a workshop focusing on the legislation and industrial use of alternative FR and repellent agents in textiles. The workshop includes an interactive session (World Café) to discuss the challenges and opportunities of using FR and repellents complying to REACH.

The presentations from the workshop are available for download below

• Concerns about PFASs: EU and international context, Valentina Bertato
• Risk management of hazardous substances, Steve Hollins
• Lessons learned from the PFOA restriction in textiles, Dunja Drmač
• FLAREX, Mitigation of environmental impact caused by Flame retardant textile finishing chemicals, Ine De Vilder
• Duratex project, David De Smet
• Fluor-Free Superhydrophobic and Eco-Friendly Superoleophobic Textiles, Alain Jonas

The report with the main conclusions is available here.

“ADVANCES IN THE SUBSTITUTION OF HAZARDOUS FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS IN HOME TEXTILES”

Rue Montoyer 24, B-1000 Brussels,  January 16^th 2018

You can now find the presentations from the workshop below.

• LIFE-FLAREX Introduction
• State of the art on safer flame retardant alternatives for home textile
  sector – LEITAT & CENTEXBEL 
• Industry view on replacement of harmful chemicals – EURATEX
• Substitution of chemicals – early warnings, concepts and available
  tools – ECHA

A report on the outcomes of the workshop has now been published. You can download here.

FIRST NATIONAL WORKSHOP HELD IN CZECH REPUBLIC

Regional workshop organized by CLUTEX during its general assembly on June 20^th 2018

FIRST NATIONAL WORKSHOP HELD IN BIELLA, ITALY