Rubber Polyurethanes
QATAR: Petrochemical production hit 16.8 million tonnes in 2012

Petrochemicals production in Qatar hit 16.8 million tonnes in 2012, making it the second largest producer in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) downstream ...

Polyurethanes
Invista to expand Terate HT polyols production in Wilmington

Invista Specialty Materials announced it will make another investment at its Wilmington, NC, USA, manufacturing site to expand its Terate HT polyols production ...

Polyurethanes
Klöckner polyPUR and Umicore to cooperate

The German company Klöckner polyPUR Chemie GmbH, located in Duisburg, announced the start of a cooperation with Umicore, Bruges, Belgium.

Polyurethanes
Bayer rejoins Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance

Bayer MaterialScience LLC has rejoined the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA) and announced it will support the SPFA's efforts to raise industry standards ...

Polyurethanes
BioAmber and Brenntag sign distribution partnership for the Americas

The renewable chemicals company BioAmber Inc. has partnered with Brenntag for distribution of its Bio-SA bio-based succinic acid and derivatives, including ...

Polyurethanes
Stepan acquires North American polyester resins business from Bayer

Stepan Company has purchased the North American polyester resins business from Bayer MaterialScience, including the production facility located in Columbus, GA, ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
Bayer MaterialScience promotes safety, freedom, and happiness at K2013

You may be forgiven for thinking this is a tag line from a 1960s campaign to advertise one of the many life changing discoveries made by Bayer during the last ...

Polyurethanes
Soudal extends its global leadership in the OCF market

Belgian company Soudal announced the acquisition of the Slovenian OCF manufacturer TKK Srpenica, after beating its competitors Krimelte to the prize.

Polyurethanes
Russia invests in OSB using Huntsman MDI resins

Russia currently still does not have its own OSB production, the first, long-awaited, Russian OSB plant will soon be launched by Kalevala company in the city of ...

Polyurethanes
Huntsman celebrates as “Keystone“ splitter joins growth strategy

The decision to build one of the world’s largest splitters, at its site in Rozenburg, the Netherlands, will allow Huntsman Polyurethanes to become more flexible ...

Polyurethanes
Wanhua announces company name change

Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co., Ltd. has changed its company name to Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd. on 3 June 2013, reflecting – in the company's own terms – ...

Polyurethanes
Myriant and Johnson Matthey-Davy open UK bio-chemical facility

Myriant Corp., a global renewable chemicals company, and Johnson Matthey-Davy Technologies, have announced the successful production of bio-butanediol (BDO) and ...

Polyurethanes
Ciech aims to sell foams business

Polish chemicals group Ciech has announced plans to sell its flexible foams business, Ciech Pianki, as part of the chemical group’s sales of its soda ash business.

Polyurethanes
Evonik’s Comfort & Insulation business opens Technical Service Center in Singapore

Evonik’s Comfort & Insulation business line has inaugurated a new Technical Service Center in Singapore, its fifth operating laboratory to date and the second ...

Polyurethanes
Era Polymers takes over Ariel Industries

The Australian firm Era Polymers Pty Ltd announced that as of 1 May 2013 it has acquired Ariel Industries Pty Ltd, a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
BASF implements “We create chemistry” strategy in Asia Pacific

Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, responsible for Asia Pacific, recently announced the implementation of ...

Polyurethanes Thermoplastic Elastomers
IAC opens new facility in Chongqing

The automotive supplier International Automotive Components (IAC) has opened its tenth manufacturing facility in China, in the South-Western city of Chongqing, ...

Polyurethanes Thermoplastic Elastomers
BioAmber and Brenntag sign distribution partnership for the Americas

BioAmber Inc. has partnered with Brenntag in the Americas for distribution of its Bio-SA bio-based succinic acid and derivatives, including bio-based ...

Polyurethanes
ISPA attempts proactive response to mattress recycling measures

Many US states are considering mattress recycling laws that would be burdensome and costly for mattress manufacturers, according to Ryan Trainer, President of ...

Polyurethanes
Registration opens for 2013 CPI Polyurethanes Technical Conference

Registration is now open for the 2013 Polyurethanes Technical Conference, hosted by the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry ...

Polyurethanes
Flammability and consumer issues remain an on-going issue in the USA

Following visits to several furniture factories and showrooms, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Inez Tenenbaum has told members of the ...

Rubber Polyurethanes
OMAN: Orpic plans to select technology provider for $3.6 billion Sohar plastics project

Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) is planning to start work on the front end engineering design (FEED) and selection of a technology ...