Covestro announced that it will expand its thermoplastic polyurethane production capacity in North America by 25 % by debottlenecking its New Martinsville, WV, USA, manufacturing facility. The additional capacity is expected to come online in the second quarter of 2018.

The Lubrizol Corporation's Engineered Polymers business will be featuring its latest non-yellowing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) materials at its distributor Danquinsa GmbH's stand B4-4507 at Fakuma 2017.

According to a report by “The Taipei Times” on 12 September 2017, Covestro (Taiwan) Ltd. announced that it will expand the TPU production capacity at its plant in Changhua, Taiwan.

Mitsui Chemicals' wholly-owned Sun Alloys subsidiary has started up a new line for Milastomer brand thermoplastic olefinic elastomers in Chiba, Japan.

Clariant announced the signing of a joint venture contract with Tiangang Auxiliary Co., Ltd., a privately owned producer of UV light stabilisers in China. According to Clariant, the two companies plan to invest a multi-million CHF amount to establish a new production facility for process and light stabiliser additives in the Cangzhou National Coastal-Port Economy and Technology Development Zone, Hebei province, China.

Shanghai Shenda Co., Ltd. and International Automotive Components (IAC) Group have officially closed a joint venture transaction, forming Auria Solutions, Ltd. – a new global supplier of soft trim and acoustical products for the automotive industry.

Aurora Plastics, LLC, a specialist for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds, announced on 10 October 2017 the acquisition of compounder S&E Specialty Polymers of Lunenburg, Massachusetts. The move marks Aurora Plastics’ second acquisition this year and represents the company’s initial expansion into thermoplastic elastomers and further expansion into the company’s flexible PVC capabilities.

Chemicals supplier Covestro (Taiwan) Ltd said it is to expand production capacity of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) at its plant in Changhua County.