Azelis announced the opening of a new CASE (coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers) laboratory in Istanbul, Turkey. The lab enables the company to accelerate the roll-out of innovative CASE formulations and technical support to its customers in the region, said Azelis.

This year again saw two graduates of the Technical University of Munich, Germany (TUM) awarded the Arburg Prize for outstanding theses in the field of plastics and medical technology: Dr André Hemmler for the best dissertation and Dario Pasquale Arcuti for the best master’s thesis. In both cases, the topic was the use of medical prostheses.

Rampf Group, Inc. has presented its new sculpting epoxy Raku EP-2346/EH-2946 at IAAPA 2021 in Orlando, FL, USA, from 16 – 19 November 2021. The hand-modeling paste ensures unprecedented levels of detail and is very easy to sculpt and process, said the company.

Huntsman has launched a new range of low-emission MDI-based foam systems for automotive interiors: the Acoustiflex LE and Rubiflex LE polyurethane product lines. The company said these technologies allow global automotive formulators and foam manufacturers to produce high-performance polyurethane foams, while significantly reducing interior emissions levels to meet OEMs’ requirements.

At Utech Europe 2021, Cannon displayed its innovative Free Pouring Laminar (FPL) SR L-shaped high-pressure mixing head reconfigured to accommodate more than 30 sensors to monitor processing performance during its life cycle.

Repsol presented its extensive polyether polyols portfolio at Utech Europe 2021, the international three-day exhibition and conference for the global polyurethanes industry, in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

On 15 November 2021, Lanxess put a new production line for the manufacture of water-based compounds into operation in Nantong, China. The business belongs to the Urethane Systems (URE) business unit which is also producing polyurethane dispersions, an important ingredient of the compounds.

BASF and Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strategic collaboration on polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) development on 27 September 2021. The MOU enhances joint development and allows the two companies to leverage on the production networks for PUDs. The two parties said they aim to jointly develop and produce innovative products with strong sustainability contribution. Newly developed technologies and products will have worldwide market access through the two companies’ global production footprint.

OSV Technology, LLC from Ukraine announced the launch of a new generation of metering and mixing machines designed for cast PU elastomers based on MDI and TDI.