Free: KraussMaffei’s RimStar Compact 16/16 premieres at Fakuma
PU machinery maker KraussMaffei unveiled its new midrange mixing and metering system at the International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing – Fakuma this week.Keep on reading: KraussMaffei’s RimStar...
View ArticleFree: Kingspan launches cleanroom business unit
Kingspan Insulated Panels has launched a new business unit, Cleanroom Systems.Keep on reading: Kingspan launches cleanroom business unit
View ArticlePaid: Nike sets $50bn revenue target for 2020
Nike Inc has set a revenue target of $50bn (EUR43.7bn)by the end of fiscal year 2020. Keep on reading: Nike sets $50bn revenue target for 2020
View ArticleFree: Covestro’s PU foam key to innovation city
Materials manufacturer Covestro is leading a building modernisation project that has achieved a 75% reduction in energy consumption.Keep on reading: Covestro’s PU foam key to innovation city
View ArticleFree: GRA-MAG reaches 1 millionth seat milestone in the US
GRA-MAG, a joint venture between Grammer AG and Magna International, has produced one million seats for the medium and heavy-duty US-truck market.Keep on reading: GRA-MAG reaches 1 millionth seat...
View ArticleFree: Soprema’s polyisocyanurate PU panel plant wins architecture award
Thermal and acoustic insulation manufacturer Soprema has won an Urban Development Institute of Quebec award.Keep on reading: Soprema’s polyisocyanurate PU panel plant wins architecture award
View ArticleFree: PU foam expert sought by United Nations
The United Nations Development Programme is seeking a polyurethane foams expert to implement the Montreal Protocol´s Ozone Depletion Substances phase-out projects.Keep on reading: PU foam expert sought...
View ArticleFree: Covestro attracts second Insqin partner
Faux leather goods manufacturer Kunshan Xiefu New Material has joined Covestro’s Insqin Partner Manufacturer Program. Keep on reading: Covestro attracts second Insqin partner
View ArticlePaid: Isopan launches insulation factory in Russia
Italian insulating products manufacturer Isopan has launched a new €20m PU sandwich panels plant near Volgograd, Russia – one of the firm’s biggest facilities to date.Keep on reading: Isopan launches...
View ArticleFree: BASF to invest EUR6bn at Ludwigshafen site
A five-year agreement for no forced redundancies and a EUR6bn (46.8bn) investment programme at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site have been announced.Keep on reading: BASF to invest EUR6bn at Ludwigshafen site
View ArticleFree: Wearable tech innovation at South Korean university
Fibres synthesised by a wet spinning process using flower-shaped silver nanoparticles with nanodisc-shaped petals and polyurethane have been developed by a student team.Keep on reading: Wearable tech...
View ArticlePaid: Tempur fined for price-fixing mattresses
Tempur Germany has been fined EUR 15.5m ($17.5) for price-fixing mattresses across the country.Keep on reading: Tempur fined for price-fixing mattresses
View ArticleFree: Graco reports global sales growth
US polyurethane machinery maker Graco has reported a sales increase of 5% for both Q3 and 2015 to date at $19m (EUR 16.7) and $960.9m respectively.Keep on reading: Graco reports global sales growth
View ArticleFree: EOC Belgium launches Exopur polyurethanes
EOC Belgium has launched Exopur, a polyurethane artificial grass backing.Keep on reading: EOC Belgium launches Exopur polyurethanes
View ArticlePaid: Rayong and PU innovation driving markets for Dow in 2015
Dow’s Performance Materials & Chemicals segment – within which its polyurethanes business is located - reported Q3, 2015 sales of $3.1bn ($2.7bn), down from $3.9bn in Q3 2014.Keep on reading:...
View ArticlePaid: DesleeClama opens flex polyurethane and mattress factory in Lodz
Belgian mattress producer DesleeClama has opened a 3,300 m² polyurethane and mattress production facility in Lodz, central Poland.Keep on reading: DesleeClama opens flex polyurethane and mattress...
View ArticleFree: Lear seating sales up in Q3 2015
Lear’s seating division reported sales of $3.5bn in Q3 2015 compared to $3.1bn in Q3 2014.Keep on reading: Lear seating sales up in Q3 2015
View ArticleFree: Covestro q3 2015 numbers up
Covestro’s third quarter 2015 sales were down 1.4% 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 but margins improved because of lower raw material costs.Keep on reading: Covestro q3 2015 numbers up
View ArticleFree: BASF’s Performance Materials segment boosts Q3 earnings
BASF’s functional materials and solutions segment achieved sales of EUR4.5bn ($4.9bn) during Q3 2015 – almost the same as Q3 2014, according to its latest financial report.Keep on reading: BASF’s...
View ArticleFree: Letter: Celotex UK was not the first to make PIR boards.
The text suggests that Celotex Ltd. was the first to manufacture free rise PIR laminate foams. While this may be true in the UK, to be fair the chemistry, technology, and manufacturing were first done...
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