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Issue 271 - March 3, 2010
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE PU COMMUNITY
         
 
Bayer MaterialScience planning new world-scale TDI plant at Dormagen site
Bayer MaterialScience plans to invest roughly EUR 150 million in a new high-tech production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) at Chempark Dormagen. TDI is a precursor for the production of polyurethane flexible foam. The new plant will ...

Company: Bayer MaterialScience
BorsodChem to be acquired by Wanhua Industrial
After several months of bargaining, the Chinese Wanhua Industrial Group and the Permira/Vienna Capital Partners (VCP) duo agreed on the future of the Hungarian chemical company BorsodChem (BC). It was announced that BC will be acquired by the ...

Company: BorsodChem
Las Vegas - the perfect location for pur(e) output
The production capabilities of Hennecke’s Polyurethane-Composite- Spray-Molding (PUR-CSM) Technology are getting more and more popular among PUR-Producers worldwide. Gaining world leadership in PUR composites technology is no reason for the ...

Company: Hennecke
Guidelines Developed For Polyurethane Application
NCFI Polyurethanes, a manufacturer of foam products including spray foam insulation,  and Lubrizol, the leading supplier of CPVC resins for the manufacture of plumbing pipe and fire sprinkler systems, joined forces to save residential ...

Company: NCFI Polyurethanes
High Performance TDI / Polyether Elastomers - Era Polymers
Erapol E Series is a range of polyether based prepolymers intended to be reacted with MOCA or Ethacure to produce high performance polyurethane elastomers in the hardness range of 83 Shore A up to 95 Shore A. The Erapol E Series of high ...

Company: Era Polymers Pty Ltd
RimCell RX Series - Gusmer Decker
Gusmer | Decker’s RimCell RX Series Metering and Dispensing Units are the system of choice for polyurethane processors who demand optimum performance and flexibility. It is designed to process any commercially available unfilled non-corrosive ...

Company: Graco
StateMix
OVERVIEWWith more than 35 years experience in the polyurethane industry, StateMix is a leader in producing innovative solutions for polyurethane machinery.By using state-of-the-art computer and instrumentation technology, we are proud to offer ...

Company: StateMix
Light, coloured and soft TPU surfaces in just a single process step
A new back-injection technology that has been developed to series-production standard by Caplast and Bayer MaterialScience AG can now be used to manufacture high-quality designer surfaces in light colours and with a warm, soft feel in just a single process step. The ...

Company: Bayer MaterialScience
 
 
US bedding market still in decline
Both December sales and Q4 2009 sales of mattresses were up by 2.8 % and 3.9 % respectively according to ISPA (International Sleep Products Association). However, overall sales for the full year of 2009 were down, for the ...
Lapolla promotes energy savings benefits of spray foam insulation
Lapolla Industries, Inc., a Houston, TX, USA, based manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation, coatings, and equipment designed to reduce energy consumption in the residential and commercial markets for both new ...
Repi reports positive figures for 2009
Repi S.p.A., the Italian producer of pigment pastes, looks back on a successful year 2009. Despite the worldwide economic crisis and the resulting strong decrease in PU consumption, the company could exceed the 2009 ...
 
 
 
 
 
PU NETWORKING AREA
         
 
Mr. Luis Carlos Garcia Batarse - Espumas Industriales Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. (51-200 employees)
Mr. Daniel Freller - Plastiprene (51-200 employees)
Dr. Alex Lubnin - Lubrizol (5001-10,000 employees)
- NEEDS: Raw materials for PUDs
- SPECIALTIES: Polyurethane dispersions
- INTERESTS: New PU technologies Nanocomposites
Mr. Bongani Hadebe - BASF Polyurethane South Africa (11-50 employees)
Dr. Stefano Ricchetti - Duna-Corradini s.p.a (201-500 employees)
Axel Boehme - Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH (11-50 employees)
andrej sazonov - futura-czech (Myself Only)
Mr. Thom Maes - Stahl Holdings (201-500 employees)
Mr. Winston Hlaing - Australian Urethane Systems Pty. Ltd. (11-50 employees)
Mr. Yahya Sahin - Birlik Sunger Kimya San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti. (51-200 employees)
- SPECIALTIES: - Polyurethane Foam Slabstock Producing - PU Mattress Materials, - ...
- INTERESTS: - Polyurethane raw materials, eco-friendly materials, - New PU ...
Mr. wade singler - trelleborg automotive (1001-5000 employees)
Mr. sunny cheok - Innovative Polymers Pte Ltd (11-50 employees)
- NEEDS: PU casting technology and hardware PU casting material
Mr. John Whitaker - Streamline Custom Coatings (1-10 employees)
- NEEDS: pipeline coating for high pressure CO2
- INTERESTS: poly coating for high pressure CO2 gas injection pipe
 
Cannon Viking Continuous Foaming Plant for PIR/PU Rigid Slabstock
Continuous Rigid Foam production process incorporating an inclined conveyor and a high speed, low ...
PU pre-insulated panel
We are the leading manufacturer of PU pre-insulated panel, our factory equiped with three continous ...
 
Formulation for Flexible Foams
We are trying to reformulate all our upholstery flexible foams ( 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, and 30 densities) we use dow polyurethane tdi(voranate t-80) and polyol(voranol 3010 and 3943 ) and methilene cloride as inflant, amicat cmr 328 t-9, amisil ams 451 silicone,addocat 105. ...
 
 
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Cast Elastomers PU2PU Full Access
Expanding? Consider Cast Polyurethane
As we approach 2010, some manufacturers are beginning to see a rebound in their sales. However, if they want to keep up the momentum coming out of the recession, they must expand and offer customers ...
Published on: Mar 02, 2010
Industry Update
Name change for Elastogran South Africa
Elastogran South Africa (Pty) Ltd announced it has changed its business name to BASF Polyurethanes South Africa (Pty) Ltd, effective March 1, 2010.Following the introduction of the BASF corporate ...
Published on: Mar 02, 2010
Industry Update
Bayer MaterialScience business to strengthen in 2010
Bayer MaterialScience chief executive Patrick Thomas forecast on Friday that the business would experience significant growth in 2010 on the back of strong demand from Asia.“2010 is going to be a ...
Published on: Feb 28, 2010
PU Raw Materials
Polyurethane Feedstock price slide halted in February
With inventories generally long, notations for polyurethane feedstocks in Western Europe showed little change in February against January, the newsletter Plastics Information Europe says in its ...
Published on: Feb 26, 2010
Thermoplastics
New Polcaprolactone/PPDI based TPU FOR High Temperature Applications
The latest addition to our portfolio is a range of TPUs based on the isocyanate PPDI.These products offer a combination of properties not previously obtained with polyurethane.Resistance to abrasion, ...
Published on: Feb 26, 2010
People
Repi appoints new US sales manager
Repi LLC, American subsidiary of the Italian producer of pigment dispersions is strengthening its sales activities in North America.John Turnour, who has been working for more than 25 years in ...
Published on: Feb 24, 2010
Equipments
Viking Pump offer extended positive displacement range
Viking Pump has expanded its line of high pressure positive displacement pumps to 190 GPM (43 m3/hr). The positive displacement pump from Viking Pump is available with either sealless Viking Mag ...
Published on: Feb 24, 2010
Raw Materials: Blowing Agents
Solkane® 365mfc Technology for Reefer Container Production – a Case Study
Reefer containers – insulated with polyurethane foam – are considered first choice for oversea transports of temperature sensitive products. The preferred blowing agent for this application in ...
Published on: Feb 24, 2010
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PATENTS
     
 
Raw Materials: Polyols PU2PU Full Access
Aldehyde and alcohol compositions derived from seed oils
An aldehyde composition containing a mixture of mono-formyl-, diformyl-, and triformyl-substituted fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters having a di-aldehyde/tri-aldehyde weight ratio of less than 5/1 ...
Published on: Feb 25, 2010
Open Celled Foam
Open-cell foam modified with hydrophobines
Open-cell foam based on a melamine-formaldehyde condensation product, a polyurethane or a polyimide, which has been modified with hydrophobins, a method of producing such foams, and the use thereof ...
Published on: Feb 25, 2010
Viscoelastic Foams
Viscoelastic polyurethane foams comprising oligomeric natural oil polyols
Described are viscoelastic polyurethane foams that comprise an oligomeric natural oil polyol and a petroleum-derived polyol. The viscoelastic foams are formed by reacting a polyisocyanate with an ...
Published on: Feb 25, 2010
Raw Materials: Polyols
Aromatic diacid ester diols and substituted carbamates thereof for minimizing ...
A composition for making a polyurethane foam includes a non-fugitive tertiary amine urethane catalyst and an aromatic diacid ester diol or substituted carbamate thereof. Foams prepared from the ...
Published on: Feb 24, 2010
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