Free: Composite specialist Permali Gloucester invests £1.5m
Composite specialist Permali Gloucester has installed a new manufacturing line for its thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) film business unit.Keep on reading: Composite specialist Permali Gloucester...
View ArticleFree: Huntsman grows MDI margins in Q2 2016
Huntsman saw second quarter earnings rise around 7% in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015, the company said.Keep on reading: Huntsman grows MDI margins in Q2 2016
View ArticleFree: Chemtura’s urethane business sees second-quarter of declining sales
Chemtura saw sales in the first six months of 2016 fall by $47 m (EUR42 m) to $855 m from just over $900 m in the first half of 2015.Keep on reading: Chemtura’s urethane business sees second-quarter of...
View ArticlePaid: Inoac plans auto interiors and foam plant in Mexico
Inoac USA plans to build an automotive interiors and foam plant in the central Mexico state of Queretaro, president and coo Chuck Little said.Keep on reading: Inoac plans auto interiors and foam plant...
View ArticleFree: Lantal uses Covestro TPU film in air seating innovation
Lantal, a Swiss supplier serving the aviation industry, has developed a seating system that uses films made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) from Covestro.Keep on reading: Lantal uses Covestro TPU...
View ArticleFree: CPI announces discussion panellists
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) has announced two participants in the keynote panel discussion at its 2016 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.Keep on reading: CPI announces discussion...
View ArticleFree: Autoneum: Growth path continued with new record highs
Autoneum’s sales in H1 2016 were CHF 1.09bn (EUR 1bn), a rise of 7.6% on H1 2015.Keep on reading: Autoneum: Growth path continued with new record highs
View ArticleFree: Kingspan Kooltherm insulates Liverpool school
More than 3000 m2 of Kingspan’s Kooltherm K15 Rainscreen Board – which includes PU foam – has been used to insulate a school in Liverpool.Keep on reading: Kingspan Kooltherm insulates Liverpool school
View ArticleFree: New Volvo features thin, comfy seats says JCI
Burscheid, Germany – Johnson Controls said the seating system it designed from the ground up is being used in the new Volvo S90 available this summer.Keep on reading: New Volvo features thin, comfy...
View ArticleFree: Recticel insulation for UK passive house project
Recticel’s PIR insulation has been used in a Passive House project in the East of England.Keep on reading: Recticel insulation for UK passive house project
View ArticleFree: Lapolla Industries report Q2 2016 sales growth
Lapolla Industries, a global supplier and manufacturer of products including spray PU foam insulation, reported a growth in sales of 10% to $ 40.7m compared to Q2 2015.Keep on reading: Lapolla...
View ArticleFree: UK polymer tech firm secures £ 0.5m capital
Polymer technology company Rosehill Polymers Group will invest £ 0.5m funding from the Enterprise Ventures SME Loans Fund to increase business nationally and internationally.Keep on reading: UK polymer...
View ArticleFree: Rio 2016 hockey ball benefits from Dow PU
The hockey balls used in games at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games feature a micro-foamed polyurethane core made with Dow polyols.Keep on reading: Rio 2016 hockey ball benefits from Dow PU
View ArticlePaid: Chemours Q2 sales reach $1.4bn
Titanium, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions company Chemours reported net sales of $ 1.4bn (EUR 1.2bn) in Q2 2016.Keep on reading: Chemours Q2 sales reach $1.4bn
View ArticlePaid: Elastolan: Chemtura’s Adiprene a “fantastic” MbOCA replacement
PU cast parts and rollers manufacturer Elastolan has replaced the curative MbOCA with Chemtura’s Adiprene well before its 2017 REACH sunset date.Keep on reading: Elastolan: Chemtura’s Adiprene a...
View ArticlePaid: Grammer H1 2016 “encouragingly strong”
Auto interior and commercial seating manufacturer The Grammer Group reported revenues over EUR860 m in H1 2016, a 21% rise on H1 2015 revenue.Keep on reading: Grammer H1 2016 “encouragingly strong”
View ArticleFree: Covestro partners International Committee for Clean Technology
Covestro has become the first partner in a committee for clean technology announced by Solar Impulse (Si2) pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg above the Atlantic Ocean.Keep on reading:...
View ArticleFree: Evonik performance materials: Q2 volumes up, revenue down
Evonik’s performance materials segment sales dropped to EUR829 m ($923) in Q2 2016, 12% lower than Q2 2015.Keep on reading: Evonik performance materials: Q2 volumes up, revenue down
View ArticlePaid: BioAmber sales $2.5m in Q2 2016
BioAmber’s sales of biosuccinic acid in Q2 2016 were $2.5 m (EUR2.7m), an increase of 73% on Q1 2016 and 637% higher than sales during Q2 2015. Keep on reading: BioAmber sales $2.5m in Q2 2016
View ArticlePaid: General Plastics PU foam set to go into space with NASA
General Plastics’ Last-A-Foam FR-4306 polyurethane foam is being used for a critical component in Orbital ATK’s five-segment rocket boosters. The rockets are under development for NASA missions to...
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