Utech Europe: Covestro, Recticel and Vita are the winners of the Polyurethane Award
Covestro, Recticel and Vita are the winners of the Utech Europe Awards 2021. This was announced on the 16 November, the first day of the three-day key event for the polyurethane industry taking place in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Winner of the Utech Europe Automotive Award is Recticel, Belgium for OBoNature. This is a family of flexible foam systems with a large renewable component. Designed for use in modern vehicle interiors, OBoNature products are based on sustainable raw materials; they are said to are very low in emissions and odours and have excellent hydrolytic stability and mechanical properties.
Winner in the CASE sector is Covestro, Germany for its Bend Restrictor powered by CO2-technology for offshore wind farms. Covestro Elastomers developed a PU system by using a CO2-based polyol to obtain high mechanical performance, an improvement of hydrolysis resistance and an easier casting process with a longer pot life.
Vita Group won the Innovation award with two innovations: Orbis a commercially available foam made using raw materials from the Renuva mattress recycling programme and the Vita Rest Origin pillow made with castor-oil derived polyols. VitaRest Origin’s open-cell viscoelastic polyurethane foam responds to body heat and pressure points, maintaining the right balance between support and comfort.
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“Congratulations to all our winners in our inaugural Utech Europe polyurethane awards. We celebrate the achievements of the European polyurethane industry during some of the toughest times that the industry has faced, and we honour the achievements of our individual Hall of Fame inductees and Rising Stars,” said Brennan Lafferty, Vice President at Crain Communications which organises Utech Europe. “The winning products and projects are a testament to the industry's commitment to develop the use of polyurethane materials to meet the demands of the industry's downstream clients and to rise to the challenge posed by the environment.” |
The panel of judges for the Utech Europe Awards comprised the following PU experts:
- Michel Baumgartner, Secretary General, Europur;
- Jörg Palmersheim, Secretary General, Isopa & Alipa;
- Per Henning Vaagen, General Manager/CEO, Laader Berg;
- Tony Ryan, Technical Director – UK & Ireland, Kingspan Ltd;
- Mike Murray, CTO, Vita Group;
- Ulrich Liman, Senior Vice President, PU Business Unit, Covestro
- Grazyna Mitchener, Director, Polychemtech.
The awards are sponsored by Haltermann Carless.
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