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Urethanes Technology International /UTECH-polyurethane.com has appointed Dr Sarah Houlton as its North America correspondent.Keep on reading: Sarah Houlton: New Correspondent for UTECH-polyurethane.com
View ArticleFree: New £20m Celotex PIR panel plant set for UK
Building materials firm Saint-Gobain has announced plans to invest £20m in a production facility to produce Celotex’s PIR insulation panels.Keep on reading: New £20m Celotex PIR panel plant set for UK
View ArticlePaid: PCC Rokita wins awards
PCC Rokita won two accolades in December 2015 with an award for being a good employer and a silver award for corporate citizenship.Keep on reading: PCC Rokita wins awards
View ArticleFree: Vencorex expands its waterborne crosslinker range in the US
Isocyanate producer Vencorex has completed its expansion and now producing its Easaqu range of crosslinkers for waterborne PU applications in North America.Keep on reading: Vencorex expands its...
View ArticlePaid: Polyester polyols face moderate growth: IAL
The market for aliphatic and aromatic polyester polyols is likely to grow over the next five years.Keep on reading: Polyester polyols face moderate growth: IAL
View ArticlePaid: Reverdia and BioAmber agree over biosuccinic acid patents
Reverdia and BioAmber have agreed to allow each other to develop biosuccinic acid technology without going to court over patents, the companies said.Keep on reading: Reverdia and BioAmber agree over...
View ArticleFree: Larry Gordon, PU surfboard pioneer dies.
Polyurethane foam surfboard icon Larry Gordon, an avid wave rider who was among the first to create foam boards, died 1 January 2016 Keep on reading: Larry Gordon, PU surfboard pioneer dies.
View ArticleFree: Milliken antioxidant wins R&D Award
R&D magazine presented Milliken with an R&D 100 award for its Milliguard AOX-1 antioxidant.Keep on reading: Milliken antioxidant wins R&D Award
View ArticleFree: ChemChina to buy KraussMaffei
KraussMaffei (KM) , a major global polyurethane and plastics machinery company, will soon have a new owner: state-owned China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina). Keep on reading: ChemChina to...
View ArticlePaid: Adidas and Johnson Controls team up for textile production innovation
Adidas and Johnson Controls have joined forces to create a new plant to explore options for revolutionising textile production.Keep on reading: Adidas and Johnson Controls team up for textile...
View ArticleFree: Asian markets positive: KraussMaffei 2015 review
Foreshadowing the deal with ChemChina to purchase KraussMaffei, KM's Nicolas Beyl, president of the reaction process machinery segment of the group, said Asia in 2015 had been a good for company.Keep...
View ArticleFree: PU Class A composites technology licensed
Katcon advanced materials has bought a 10-year licence to use Magna’s polyurethane based Crush Core Wetpressing technology to make Class A automotive body parts in Europe and the Americas.Keep on...
View ArticlePaid: Johnson Controls renames seating business Adient
Johnson Controls has named its seating business Adient, ahead of a planned spinoff into a publicly traded company in October 2016.Keep on reading: Johnson Controls renames seating business Adient
View ArticlePaid: Evonik plans 15% dividend increase
Evonik is considering raising its dividend by 15% to EUR 1.15/share after meeting its performance targets for 2015.Keep on reading: Evonik plans 15% dividend increase
View ArticlePaid: PU window frames win Shanghai acolade
A window frame designed by a consortium of Huntsman, Shanghai Collodin Material Science & Technology and Owens Corning, have been named among the 40 “Best Innovation Practices” in Shanghai.Keep on...
View ArticlePaid: PU foam maker Sibangqi assesses 8kT/year new plant
Nanchang, Jiangxi – Sibangqi Industrial started the initial environmental assessment for its 8kT/year PU foam …Keep on reading: PU foam maker Sibangqi assesses 8kT/year new plant
View ArticleFree: BRUFMA’s high hopes for PUR/PIR insulation in 2016
The assistant chief executive of the British Rigid Urethane Foam Manufacturers’ Association Mel Price (BRUFMA) has described 2015 as a “rollercoaster” for the PIR and PUR rigid foam industry due to...
View ArticlePaid: Haier signs $5.4bn agreement to acquire GE’s appliances business
Qingdao Haier, a listed arm of white goods company Haier Group, signed an agreement on 15 January 2016 with General Electric to acquire its appliances business at $5.4bn.Keep on reading: Haier signs...
View ArticleFree: Autoneum reports strong 2015 sales growth and high production but...
Swiss auto parts maker Autoneum - supplier to Ford, BMW and Honda – achieved net sales of nearly CHF2.1 bn (EUR1.9 bn) during 2015 – up 6.7% on 2014, the firm said.Keep on reading: Autoneum reports...
View ArticlePaid: Wanhua plans to raise RMB 50bn
Directors at Wanhua Chemical confirmed they are planning to issue up to RMB50bn ($ 760m) of “ultra-short-term” bonds,Keep on reading: Wanhua plans to raise RMB 50bn
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