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Polyurea company, VersaFlex has appointed Kansai Paint as its distributor in the Middle East and PakistanKeep on reading: Versaflex appoints Pakistan distributor
View ArticlePaid: Japan PU foam production accelerates
Japan’s polyurethane production increased year on year for at an accelerating pace in March 2016.Keep on reading: Japan PU foam production accelerates
View ArticlePaid: Vitafoam proprietor dies
Justine Okeny-Bitek, proprietor of a Vitafoam mattress factory has passed away.Keep on reading: Vitafoam proprietor dies
View ArticleFree: Ford hopes to soon use CO2 polyols from Novomer
Ford has announced it is looking to develop foams and plastics for its vehicles that use captured carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock.Keep on reading: Ford hopes to soon use CO2 polyols from Novomer
View ArticleFree: US Senate committee’s road plan could grow PU market
The US Senate Appropriations Committee has sent a bill to the senate that encourages further development of permeable roadways for transport applications.Keep on reading: US Senate committee’s road...
View ArticleFree: PU rail vibration reduction system used in new Gotthard tunnel
Getzner said it has developed a special PU vibration reduction system to ensure passenger comfort and track durability in the Gotthard Base Tunnel.Keep on reading: PU rail vibration reduction system...
View ArticleFree: Velux boosts Polish PU window plant
Danish window maker Velux Group has completed a production and storage expansion project at its polyurethane and wood windows plant at Namyslow.Keep on reading: Velux boosts Polish PU window plant
View ArticleFree: Eurofoam licenses Xilinmen to produce cellpur foam in China
Eurofoam Austria has licensed Xilinmen (Sleemon) Furniture to make cellpur foam in China.Keep on reading: Eurofoam licenses Xilinmen to produce cellpur foam in China
View ArticlePaid: Mitsui to move up MDI value chain
Tokyo — Mitsui, the Japanese diisocyanate producer plans to move further up the value chain with …Keep on reading: Mitsui to move up MDI value chain
View ArticleFree: Manali sales and profits down 21% in 2015
Manaili Petrochemicals 2016 revenue and income were down around 21% compared with 2015 numbers the company's audited accounts show. Keep on reading: Manali sales and profits down 21% in 2015
View ArticlePaid: India’s chambers of commerce want polyol tariff lifted
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has asked the government to eliminate trade barriers to imports of flexible polyols.Keep on reading: India’s chambers of commerce...
View ArticleFree: Wansern wins awards for biopolyols
Wansern Foam Industry was presented with the Malaysia Innovative Products Award for a modified palm polyol for fluidisedKeep on reading: Wansern wins awards for biopolyols
View ArticleFree: Honeywell and Bayer Pearl present HFA systems benefits in Saudi
Twelve downstream PU companies met in Saudi Arabia recently to hear how systems with HFAs can improve insulation in spray foam and domestic appliances Keep on reading: Honeywell and Bayer Pearl present...
View ArticleFree: PCC Rokita announces polyester polyols expansion
PCC Rokita has announced a 40kT expansion plan for polyester polyol production aimed at insulation markets.Keep on reading: PCC Rokita announces polyester polyols expansion
View ArticlePaid: Vitafoam invests in Maxfoam Omega line for Middleton
The Vitafoam block plant in Middleton, Manchester, has increased capacity with a new £1.2 m ($ m) in a Maxfoam Omega production line, the company said in an announcement.Keep on reading: Vitafoam...
View ArticlePaid: Dow’s Wright bullish on China Five Year plan
Dow Polyurethanes is bullish about the opportunities offered by China’s 13th five-year plan for polyurethanes and sees possibilities in renewables, said Glenn Wright.Keep on reading: Dow’s Wright...
View ArticlePaid: Dow builds partnership with China’s Xtep
Dow Polyurethanes signed a co-branding agreement in May with China’s leading sports shoe maker Xtep for its Softpad insoles adopting Dow Comfort Science’s Voralast PU memory foam.Keep on reading: Dow...
View ArticleFree: NCI raises sales and profits in Q2 2016
NCI Building Systems, which makes polyisocyanurate-insulated steel building components, saw sales rise 3.4% to $372.2m in the second quarter of 2016Keep on reading: NCI raises sales and profits in Q2 2016
View ArticleFree: Siemens defending diisocyanates exposure claim in Denmark
Siemens is in court in Denmark defending claims by former employee that their health suffered from manufacturing processes which exposed them to diisocyanates.Keep on reading: Siemens defending...
View ArticleFree: Rokita lightning strike
A building at PCC Rokita's site here was hit by lightening on May 30, 2016, after 2:00 am (local)Keep on reading: Rokita lightning strike
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