Free: Skechers sales march on in 2016
Polyurethane footwear maker, Skechers saw record fourth quarter net sales of $746m in 2016 taking annual sales to $3.56bn “a significant growth year,” according to Robert Greenberg, ceo.Keep on...
View ArticleFree: Recticel: two Dutch plants hit by strikes
A strike has broken out at Recticel’s plants in Kesteren and Buren, both in the Netherlands. The move follows the two-day strike that took place at the factories in January, and a one-day strike in...
View ArticlePaid: Recticel Most fire delays new PSA launch
The fire at Recticel's Most, Czech Republic plant has forced PSA Group to delay the launch of its Peugeot 5008 large SUV by two months to protect output of its strong-selling 3008 model.Keep on...
View ArticlePaid: New PU leather projects planned in China’s Ji’an
Two new polyurethane leather projects are being planned at Yongxin Industrial Zone in Ji’an, Jiangxi province, according to the projects’ environmental filings earlier this year.Keep on reading: New PU...
View ArticleFree: Chemours chips in to DuPont PFOA settlement
Blowing agent company, Chemours has agreed to pay $335m to settle claims arising from multi-district perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) litigation Keep on reading: Chemours chips in to DuPont PFOA settlement
View ArticlePaid: Hantuo to expand TPU capacity
Hantuo Technology is to start its project to build facilities for TPU and other related products in MarchKeep on reading: Hantuo to expand TPU capacity
View ArticleFree: Perstorp has good 2016 financial year
Perstorp’s specialties and solutions division, which includes specialty polyols and the firm’s Capa business, saw fourth-quarter sales in 2016 reach SEK 675 m ($75.6 m) up 28% on the same period in...
View ArticlePaid: Grammer and Ningbo Jifeng in Autoparts in partnership
Car interior components maker Grammer, which generates 15% of its sales in China, is selling a 9.2% stake to Chinese headrest firm Ningbo Jifeng to increase penetration into China.Keep on reading:...
View ArticlePaid: Japan 2016 polyurethane production rebounds from 2015
Figures from Japan's Ministry of International trade and industry (MITI) show the industry produced more polyurethane in 2016 across all types including rigid and flexible turning around most of the...
View ArticlePaid: Tosoh moves TPU to Miractran
Japanese polyurethane company, Tosoh has announced that it will move its TPU business to Japan Miractran on 1 October 2017.Keep on reading: Tosoh moves TPU to Miractran
View ArticlePaid: BASF announces intent to restart TDI at Ludwigshafen
BASF has announced its intention to restart production of TDI at its 300 kT/year plant "in the next few weeks",Keep on reading: BASF announces intent to restart TDI at Ludwigshafen
View ArticleFree: Alchemy polyurethane foam levels seed sorting floor
polyurethane foam from Alchemy Polymers was used to level the floor at a 1100m2 cement manufacturing plant in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaKeep on reading: Alchemy polyurethane foam levels seed...
View ArticleFree: Johns Manville makes leadership changes
Johns Manville has promoted Bob Wamboldt to senior vice president and general manager of its insulation systems business.Keep on reading: Johns Manville makes leadership changes
View ArticleFree: GacoCanary isocyanate-free spray foam to take flight in 2018
Gaco Western announced its latest foam development at the SPFA’s 2017 SprayFoam Convention in Palm Springs, California. GacoCanary will be, the company claims, the first isocyanate-free spray foam.Keep...
View ArticleFree: Innocor leader joins ISPA board
Carol Eicher, president and chief executive of Innocor, has been appointed to the board of trustees at the International Sleep Products AssociationKeep on reading: Innocor leader joins ISPA board
View ArticleFree: Monomoy Capital buys foam-to-furniture firm Klaussner
Monomoy capital partners has bought North Carolina furniture and foaming company Klaussner home furnishings for an unspecified amount.Keep on reading: Monomoy Capital buys foam-to-furniture firm Klaussner
View ArticleFree: Vibration reduced with polyurethane mounts
Vibration protection firm Getzner has developed a floating aluminium floor which uses polyurethane foam to isolate it from its surroundings.Keep on reading: Vibration reduced with polyurethane mounts
View ArticleFree: Huntsman polyurethanes division has strong q4 2016
Huntsman's polyurethanes business had a strong final quarter in 2016 benefiting from strong sales in the US and shortages of MDI in the Far East.Keep on reading: Huntsman polyurethanes division has...
View ArticlePaid: Exclusive: Repsol ships first carbon dioxide-based polycarbonate polyol
epsol has joined the ranks of polycarbonate polyol producers and has shipped the first samples from a pilot plant in Puertollano, SpainKeep on reading: Exclusive: Repsol ships first carbon...
View ArticleFree: Firestone to buy Gaco Western
Firestone building products will purchase Gaco-Western a spray foam insulation company, for an undisclosed fee.Keep on reading: Firestone to buy Gaco Western
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