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International flexible foam maker Sinomax has reached an agreement with the Hong Kong tax authorities after a tax investigation and plans to write back a provision of around HK$30.4 m ($3.9 m) into its...
View ArticlePaid: 2015 China raised isocyanate production with lowered imports
China raised its isocyanate production in 2015 with lowered imports, according to a paper presented at the CPUIA summer conference.Keep on reading: 2015 China raised isocyanate production with lowered...
View ArticleFree: Evonik enters Dow Jones sustainability index
Evonik has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and DJSI Europe for the first timeKeep on reading: Evonik enters Dow Jones sustainability index
View ArticleFree: Polyurethane insulated prototype house for German refugees
Rigid polyurethane used to insulate walls, roofs and floors are being used in a model house that could accommodate asylum seekers quickly and humanely in Germany.Keep on reading: Polyurethane insulated...
View ArticleFree: Polyurethane more prominent at Huntsman after business separation
Polyurethane will play a much more important role in the new-look Huntsman following the proposed spin-off of its pigments and titanium dioxide businessKeep on reading: Polyurethane more prominent at...
View ArticlePaid: Manali plans system house purchase
Manali Petrochemicals, an Indian polyol producer, has approved an investment of up to $15m in Amchem Speciality Chemicals of Singapore to "for the potential acquisition of an overseas systems...
View ArticleFree: BUFCA advises constructors: use sprayfoam to make housing resilient...
BUFCA, the British Urethane Foam Contractors Association, is calling on the UK construction industry to remember the benefits that spray PU foam has in protecting houses for the winter.Keep on reading:...
View ArticleFree: Organika reaffirms strategy expects more growth
Organika is looking at the possibilities for business purchases in Central and Eastern Europe within 400km of its existing plants, and announced strong profit growth in 2015, according to Polish press...
View ArticlePaid: Russia’s Vega Matras may start foaming
Vega Matras is understood to be planning to produce its own polyurethane foam at a new plant in southern Russia.Keep on reading: Russia’s Vega Matras may start foaming
View ArticlePaid: Bridgestone Celaya, Mexico automobile foam plant in production
Celaya, Mexico — Japan’s Bridgestone is making polyurethane foam for automobile seats at a $14 million plant in central Mexico.Keep on reading: Bridgestone Celaya, Mexico automobile foam plant in...
View ArticleFree: Emery launches polyols for CASE market
Emery Oleochemicals is launching four new REACH-compliant bio-based polyols for a broad range of applications in the CASE market.Keep on reading: Emery launches polyols for CASE market
View ArticleFree: BioAmber raises $19.2m loan
Bioamber has raised a $19.2m loan from Bridging Finance which it will use to pay off an $8m loan from Tennanbaum Capital Partners, with the balance ear-marked for general corporate purposes. Keep on...
View ArticleFree: Lapolla to save $900,000/year after refinancing
Lapolla Industries has secured a $15m line of credit with the Bank of America after reducing debt by $5.9m in the first half of 2016 and will be able to reduce interest costs by 78% saving...
View ArticleFree: CertiPUR-US for moulded bedding/furniture foam in beta phase
CertiPUR-US has expanded its certification programme to now include with a beta phase test of regulations for moulded flexible foam as well as slabstock used in bedding and furniture.Keep on reading:...
View ArticleFree: Ciech starts second listing in Frankfurt
Polish chemicals group Ciech shares are now traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and is available in the “General Standard sub-segment of the Frankfurt regulated market,” the company said in a...
View ArticlePaid: Japan polyurethane slightly ahead of 2015
Japan's cumulative polyurethane production January to July 2016 was 100.4kt up by around 1% on the same period in 2015.Keep on reading: Japan polyurethane slightly ahead of 2015
View ArticleFree: Cardolite wins USDA biobased certification
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Carandol, a component distilled from cashew nutshell liquid, which can be used to make renewable polyols as a certified biobased product.Keep on...
View ArticlePaid: Invista polyols not affected by Radici deal
Invista has confirmed that its sale of its engineering polymer solutions business to Italy's Radici Group will not have any effect on its speciality polyols businesses.Keep on reading: Invista polyols...
View ArticleFree: Honeywell uses prizes to promote Solstice in US
Honeywell is offering US spray-foam contractors the chance to win prizes if they try spray foam systems that contain the firm's Solstice liquid blowing agent (LBA) as a key ingredient.Keep on reading:...
View ArticleFree: Elevance at Polyurethanes Technical Conference
Elevance Renewable Sciences will present new data around its C18 polyols at the CASE - Coatings and Adhesives technical section of the 2016 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.Keep on reading: Elevance...
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