Effective from 1 January 2019, PCC Specialties GmbH – a start-up within the PCC Group – has taken over the polyurethane business from its sister company PCC Prodex GmbH. In addition to PU systems, the company develops and markets chemical specialities for the paint and coatings, adhesives, and lubricants market segments.

Icynene-Lapolla has launched the all-new Icynene OC No-Mix insulation, an open-cell spray foam solution for both homes and commercial structures. According to the company, the material is notable for providing enhanced energy efficiency, long-term energy cost savings and an easy no-mix application. Icynene OC No-Mix was introduced at the SPFA Sprayfoam Show 2019 Convention & Expo, which was held from 4 – 7 February 2019 in Daytona Beach, FL, USA.

A team of students from RWTH Aachen University and FH Aachen plan to enter their self-constructed, solar-powered electric car in perhaps the world’s toughest solar car race: the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2019. After the successful première at the previous year’s race, Team Sonnenwagen will attempt for the second time to be the fastest to complete the 3,000-kilometer route in Australia without a single drop of fuel.

Hennecke Group announced that it has moved its North American headquarters to a new purpose-built facility south of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

The colours and additives producer Repi LLC announced that it will showcase its in-house-engineered equipment CP1 at the Utech Las Americas 2019 (stand 523).

In this new issue you can read about past fairs and conferences such as imm Cologne, one of the most important furnishing fairs in the world, and the Desma house fair in Achim near Bremen, the meeting place for the global shoe industry. In addition, find out about the upcoming Foam Expo North America 2019, which will take place at the end of March 2019 in Novi, MI, USA.

The Italian company API has introduced the new recyclable Apilon 52 A/C TPU series at Simac Tanning Tech 2019 (hall 14, stand B45), which is being held from 20 – 22 February 2019 in Milan, Italy.

Kistler, a specialist in dynamic pressure, force, torque and acceleration measurement technology, announced that it will share a stand with the Netzsch Group at JEC World 2019 (hall 6, stand R20) from 12 – 14 March 2019 in Paris, France. Visitors will be able to see how technologies from the two companies complement each other ideally in plastic composites processing. Both product portfolios will be showcased, and a simulation will show how the combination of information from mould filling and characteristic material values represents a major step towards intelligent part production, said Kistler.

“Innovation will lead us to always do winning things” – with these words, the President of the Cannon Group, Marco Volpato, inaugurated the new 500 m2 hall destined to expand the current 1,000 m2 R+D laboratory in Caronno Pertusella, north of Milan, Italy, on 19 December 2018.