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BASF reported sales of EUR 14bn during Q3 2016, 20% lower than the figure reported in Q3 2015.Keep on reading: BASF Q3 sees drop in sales and profit
View ArticlePaid: Shanghai Lianheng to finish crude MDI expansion project
Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate has competed expansion of its crude MDI capacity from 240 kT/year to 350 kT/year and expects it to be operational by the year end, according to the company.Keep on reading:...
View ArticleFree: K2016: Air Products purchase on track for year end: Evonik’s Gammelin
Evonik Performance Materials expects to complete the $3.8 bn purchase of Air Products’ specialty chemicals business by year-end.Keep on reading: K2016: Air Products purchase on track for year end:...
View ArticlePaid: Wanhua Q3 profits soar: MDI facility still closed
Wanhua Chemical posted its Q3 results with net profit over the first nine months soaring 74% year on year but MDI suspended in Yantai.Keep on reading: Wanhua Q3 profits soar: MDI facility still closed
View ArticleFree: Perstorp predicts up to 15% organic growth for Q3 2016
Perstorp’s preliminary results for Q3 2016 suggest the company’s sales revenue could be SEK 2,850m ($3,108m), which would be 1-3% higher than Q3 2015.Keep on reading: Perstorp predicts up to 15%...
View ArticleFree: Dow reports Q3 2016 as 16th quarter of year-on-year growth
Dow Chemical’s sales were $12.5bn in Q3 2016, up 4% on Q3 2015, according its latest financial report.Keep on reading: Dow reports Q3 2016 as 16th quarter of year-on-year growth
View ArticlePaid: Huntsman MDI sales fall and margins rise in Q3 2016
Huntsman saw sales in its polyurethanes business fall by 12% in Q3 2016 to $891m compared to $1.2bn in the 2015 quarter, as margins improved, according to the company.Keep on reading: Huntsman MDI...
View ArticlePaid: Currency effects force Recticel sales drop in 2016 Q3
Sales at Recticel were EUR 318m in the third quarter of 2016 compared with EUR 323m in the 2015 period.Keep on reading: Currency effects force Recticel sales drop in 2016 Q3
View ArticleFree: BASF’s TPU Elastollan in synthetic leather auto seating
BASF’s thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Elastollan is being used in synthetic leather car seats produced by Suzhou Ruigao New Material.Keep on reading: BASF’s TPU Elastollan in synthetic leather auto...
View ArticleFree: Trelleborg set to open UK Centre of Excellence
Trelleborg is building a new facility, which it is designating a Centre of Excellence (COE) in Retford, England.Keep on reading: Trelleborg set to open UK Centre of Excellence
View ArticlePaid: Wanhua and parent appoints Liao as new chairman
Wanhua Chemical announced Liao as new chairman at its controlling shareholder Wanhua Industrial, taking the posta week later at the listed arm.Keep on reading: Wanhua and parent appoints Liao as new...
View ArticleFree: Tempur Sealy Q3 2016 sees lower sales but higher profit
Tempur Sealy’s Q3 2016 net sales were reported at $ 832m, a decrease of 5.4% on the $ 880m reported in Q3 2015.Keep on reading: Tempur Sealy Q3 2016 sees lower sales but higher profit
View ArticleFree: Adient separates from Johnson Controls
Shares in Adient, the automotive seating business of Johnson Controls have started trading on the New York Stock Exchange.Keep on reading: Adient separates from Johnson Controls
View ArticleFree: FRIMO invests to modernise Hungary plant
Polyurethane tooling company, FRIMO intends to invest nearly €7m ($7.7 m) at its manufacturing site in northern Hungary to develop new processing technologies.Keep on reading: FRIMO invests to...
View ArticlePaid: Chemtura sales drop $30m in Q3 2016
Sales at Chemtura fell from $444 m in the third quarter of 2015 to $414m in the third quarter of 2016, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.Keep on reading: Chemtura sales...
View ArticleFree: Industry responds to ECHA REACH diisocyanate restriction dossier
The European polyurethane industry welcomes mandatory training for safe handling of diisocyanates through the entire value chain. This ensures the optimal protection of workers and contributes to the...
View ArticleFree: Tosoh revises performance upwards
Tosoh has revised its financial performance for 2016 upwards in the wake of MDI shortages and declining raw material prices. Keep on reading: Tosoh revises performance upwards
View ArticlePaid: Chromaflo has new owners
Chromaflo, a polyurethane colorants company, has changed hands in a management buyout backed by American SecuritesKeep on reading: Chromaflo has new owners
View ArticlePaid: Lapolla profits continue to grow in 2016
Lapolla Industries, a supplier and manufacturer of products including spray PU foam insulation saw gross profit increase 26.9% to $6.1m in the third quarter of 2016.Keep on reading: Lapolla profits...
View ArticlePaid: Aramco buys Novomer’s CO2 to polymers business
Saudi Aramco has purchased the carbon dioxide to polyols business and technology of Novomer, sources close to the deal saidKeep on reading: Aramco buys Novomer’s CO2 to polymers business
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