Paid: Huiteng plans 600kT/year ethylene glycol plant
Huiteng Energy Chemical is planning a 600kT/year EG (ethylene glycol) plant with CNY 8.9bn ($1.4bn) investment. Keep on reading: Huiteng plans 600kT/year ethylene glycol plant
View ArticleFree: Covestro’s PU coating for diverse applications
The same Covestro polyurethane coating has been used for as an anti-corrosion on a US swing bridge and to create a marble effect on a university facility floor.Keep on reading: Covestro’s PU coating...
View ArticleFree: Old tunnel gets PU makeover for bike rail-trail project
TerraThane geotechnical polyurethane foam from NCFI Polyurethanes played a key role in the recent $2m restoration of an old railway tunnel on the route of a bike rail-trail in Pennsylvania.Keep on...
View ArticleFree: SWF Urethane claims “first” with new spray foam
SWF Urethane has launched a new spray polyurethane foam, which it claims is the first in a new category of open-cell spray foam insulation.Keep on reading: SWF Urethane claims “first” with new spray foam
View ArticleFree: Accella’s PU-based athletic track wins IAAF-certification
Accella has gained IAAF accreditation for its Tru-Motion branded athletic track system, Tru-Motion SA.Keep on reading: Accella’s PU-based athletic track wins IAAF-certification
View ArticlePaid: Kingspan, Knauf and PU Europe challenge EU on building energy
Kingspan and Knauf Insulation and PU Europe have called the Council of Ministers and EU Environment Ministers to put building insulation at the heart of the EU’s plan to meet its COP-21 commitmentsKeep...
View ArticlePaid: Plama-pur pays first interim dividend
PlamaPur, a flexible foam company, has paid its first interim dividend in 50 years of trading.Keep on reading: Plama-pur pays first interim dividend
View ArticleFree: Trelleborg secures its biggest single insulation order
Trelleborg’s solid polyurethane thermal insulation will be used on 600m-deep pipes at Azerbaijan’s largest natural gas field.Keep on reading: Trelleborg secures its biggest single insulation order
View ArticleFree: Huntsman’s TPU gives leather goods a structural boost
The structural integrity of designer handbags and belts has been improved in a collaboration between chemical company Huntsman and Italy’s Industrie Chimiche Forestali.Keep on reading: Huntsman’s TPU...
View ArticleFree: Lapolla Industries’ spray foam named in Hot 50 Products list
Lapolla Industries’ Foam-Lok 2000 4G has been selected as one of its ‘Hot 50 Products’ by Green Builder magazine. The closed-cell spray foam insulation uses a foam blowing agent with no ozone depletion...
View ArticlePaid: Chrysler recalls vans over windscreen bond integrity
Chrysler has recalled 184 minivans because expired urethane primer was used in the installation of their windscreens. This could lead to the glass becoming displaced in the event of a crash.Keep on...
View ArticlePaid: Adidas revenues up 16% in 2015
Adidas revenues grew 16% in 2015 to EUR16.9bn – 49% of which is from footwear sales. Keep on reading: Adidas revenues up 16% in 2015
View ArticleFree: “Golden parachutes” in the offing for exiting DowDuPont execs
Around $80m in "golden parachute" payments will be available to the chief executives of DuPont and Dow Chemical in the event the combined companies – DowDuPont – split into three.Keep on reading:...
View ArticlePaid: Carousel conveyor oven for “leading” auto supplier
Wisconsin Oven has supplied a carousel conveyor oven for curing urethane in moulds to an unidentified "leading" automotive supplier.Keep on reading: Carousel conveyor oven for “leading” auto supplier
View ArticleFree: Covestro unveils new open cell spray foam
Covestro has introduced a new open-cell spray polyurethane foam designed to save both time and money on construction projects.Keep on reading: Covestro unveils new open cell spray foam
View ArticleFree: Autoneum sales up in 2015 except in SAMEA region
Autoneum’s EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) for 2015 were CHF 223m (EUR205.6m) – a 10% increase on 2014.Keep on reading: Autoneum sales up in 2015 except in SAMEA...
View ArticlePaid: Covestro and Wanhua in the capital markets
Covestro and Wanhua both ventured into the global capital markets at the end of last week.Keep on reading: Covestro and Wanhua in the capital markets
View ArticlePaid: Wanhua starts new IPDI facility
Wanhua Chemical successfully started up its new IPDI facility at Wanhua Industrial Park in Yantai.Keep on reading: Wanhua starts new IPDI facility
View ArticleFree: PU composite advance wins JEC award for BASF
A polyurethane development has won BASF a JEC World Innovation awardKeep on reading: PU composite advance wins JEC award for BASF
View ArticlePaid: 46% of China’s waterproof coatings unqualified: survey
A survey by China’s Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine conducted in the fourth quarter of 2015 showed 46% of China’s PU waterproof coatingsKeep on reading: 46% of China’s...
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