Free: Chemtura announces new MDI plant for Italy
Chemtura Corp is expanding MDI polyurethane elastomers production capacity at its Latina, Italy facility. Keep on reading: Chemtura announces new MDI plant for Italy
View ArticleFree: Perstorp announces new lab and distribution contract
Perstorp has invested in a new application lab at its caprolactones plant in Warrington and signed a distribution partnership with Nexeo Solutions.Keep on reading: Perstorp announces new lab and...
View ArticlePaid: Sinomax to buy control of Dormeo
Sinomax will strengthen its US presence by buying a further 14.8% of Dormeo, a bedding and mattress maker, taking its stake to 52%Keep on reading: Sinomax to buy control of Dormeo
View ArticlePaid: UTECH NA 2016: Dow Corning Toray silicone surfactant range to be sold...
Dow Corning is to sell a range of surfactant products from its Japanese joint venture, Dow Corning Toray, outside Japan for the first timeKeep on reading: UTECH NA 2016: Dow Corning Toray silicone...
View ArticleFree: UTECH NA 2016: Maquinol launches management software
Maquinol gave a first showing to its new management software at UTECH North America 2016.Keep on reading: UTECH NA 2016: Maquinol launches management software
View ArticlePaid: UTECH NA 2016: Polyurethane antimicrobials a growing market for Piedmont
Polyurethane foam represents a growth opportunity for Piedmont Chemical Industries I, according to its vice president and chief operating officer Emil Delgado.Keep on reading: UTECH NA 2016:...
View ArticlePaid: Explosion hits China’s paraxylene plant
On 6 April an explosion hit a paraxylene (PX) plant owned by Taiwan's Tenglong Aromatics in Zhangzhou, FujianKeep on reading: Explosion hits China’s paraxylene plant
View ArticleFree: UTECH NA 2016: Repi triples US turnover
The opening of an R&D and production site in North Carolina by Italian-headquartered Repi two-and-a-half years ago has led to a tripling in US turnoverKeep on reading: UTECH NA 2016: Repi triples...
View ArticleFree: UTECH NA 2016: Urespec introduces catalysts to the North American market
Urespec has set up a manufacturing joint venture in Mexico to supply the North American market with bismuth and zinc catalysts.Keep on reading: UTECH NA 2016: Urespec introduces catalysts to the North...
View ArticleFree: UTECH NA 2016: NCFI plans ahead for HFC replacement
NCFI Polyurethanes is working hard to move customers over to new blowing agents. The first deadline for removing HFCs from polyurethane foam products in the US is January 2017 for integral skin...
View ArticlePaid: Midea set to acquire Toshiba’s white goods stake
An 80.1% stake in Japan's Toshiba's Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation was sold for JPY 53.7bn ($473m) to appliances maker Midea.Keep on reading: Midea set to acquire Toshiba’s white goods...
View ArticlePaid: TDI maker Dahua posts net loss
TDI and fertilizer maker Dahua posted CNY 610m ($94m) net loss on a 42% drop in revenue to CNY 1.8bn, according to its 2015 annual reportKeep on reading: TDI maker Dahua posts net loss
View ArticleFree: PUMA and IFC’s incentives for ethical emerging economy firms
Sports goods producer in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam producing are being offered an incentive to improve environmental, health and safety and social standards through...
View ArticleFree: Span-America downgrades bedding sales on Sinomax M&A news
Span-America Medical Systems expects bedding sales to drop off between now and the middle of the next financial year.Keep on reading: Span-America downgrades bedding sales on Sinomax M&A news
View ArticleFree: Arsenal buys stake in PU chemicals specialist Peterson Chemical Technology
Arsenal Capital Partners has taken a majority stake in Peterson Chemical Technology, which Arsenal said, invented open-cell viscoelastic foam and gel infused foam technologies.Keep on reading: Arsenal...
View ArticleFree: Capvis to be new owner for Hennecke
Hennecke is to be bought by Swiss financial investor, eight years after Adcuram bought the business from BayerKeep on reading: Capvis to be new owner for Hennecke
View ArticleFree: UTECH NA 2016: Frimo showcases servo innovation
Frimo highlighted its servo-driven orifices on high-pressure polyurethane mixing heads and a versatile floor track production system at this year’s UTECH North AmericaKeep on reading: UTECH NA 2016:...
View ArticleFree: UTECH NA 2016: Dow shows wicking foam, highlights composite growth...
Among the innovations highlighted by Dow at this year’s UTECH North America was its latest Comfort Science viscoelastic polyurethane foam, for use in memory foam products. Keep on reading: UTECH NA...
View ArticleFree: UTECH NA 2016: Acme Hardesty promotes palm-based polyols
The North American market for bio-based polyols is dominated by soy, according to Acme Hardesty national sales manager Dean Bostic, but the company is trying to change that perspective.Keep on reading:...
View ArticleFree: ICP acquires Fomo Products
Polyurethane foam sealant, spray foam and adhesive manufacturer Fomo Products has been acquired by the Innovative Chemical Products (ICP) Group.Keep on reading: ICP acquires Fomo Products
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