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Issue 273 - March 17, 2010
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE PU COMMUNITY
         
 
Huntsman gives green light to Eco Soundproof Systems
A new eco-friendly range of soundproofing materials that can reduce the impact of noise in a variety of flooring applications is the latest innovation to emerge from a long-term collaboration between Huntsman Polyurethanes and manufacturer WPT ...

Company: Huntsman Polyurethanes
Bayer MaterialScience explores viability of advanced polyurethane composite ...
Bayer MaterialScience LLC is whisking forward with research and testing that could determine the viability of polyurethane composites reinforced with Baytubes® carbon nanotubes for potential use in 1.5+ megawatt wind turbine blades.The project ...

Company: Bayer MaterialScience
A house made of PU composite materials
Last November, when Gilmar Lima was reelected president of the Brazilian Composite Materials Association (ABMACO), he assured that people would be surprised with the participation of the entity at FEICON BATIMAT 2010 [International ...

Company: the Brazilian Composite Materials Association
Bayer MaterialScience and Bayer Inc. strengthen ongoing strategic ...
Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Bayer Inc. have strengthened their ongoing strategic collaboration with Pultrall Inc., a leading manufacturer of pultruded composite profiles for such markets as automotive, medical, utilities, agriculture and ...

Company: Bayer MaterialScience
High Performance TDI Based Elastomers - Notedome
The Neuthane range of TDI based elastomers comprise of systems based on polyester, polycarprolactone, PTMEG polyether or PPG polyether polyols.  They can be cured with MbOCA or TMP type curatives to produce elastomers in the hardness ...

Company: Notedome
RIM Clamps - Con-Tek Machine Inc
Con-Tek Machine, Inc has been designing and manufacturing engineered to order RIM clamps for over 20 years.  During this time we have developed a variety of concepts for clamps used in the reaction injection molding process.  These ...

Company: Con-Tek Machine Inc
Era Polymers
OVERVIEWEra Polymers is an Australian owned and operated company specialising in the field of polyurethane chemistry. Era Polymers, being owned and operated by Industrial Chemists, has built an enviable reputation for outstanding product ...

Company: Era Polymers
Self-repairing effects of liana as a biological model for sealing foams
For lianas, wound healing is a matter of course. Will this soon also apply for polyurethane foams from Rampf Giessharze? The research team of Dr. Olga Speck from the competence network Biomimetics of the University of Freiburg has already succeeded in achieving this on ...

Company: RAMPF Giessharze
 
 
Eurofoam at the ISPA Expo
Since the first presentation of cellpur at the Interzum, the international furniture trade fair in Cologne, Germany, in May 2009, the worldwide interest in the comfort foam with active climate management does not stop, ...
BASF Polyurethanes and Biesterfeld extend distribution partnership
BASF Polyurethanes and Biesterfeld Plastic extended their long-standing distribution partnership for Elastollan TPU to France and Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia). The pan-European cooperation between the two ...
LyondellBasell gets court OK for Chapter 11 moves
LyondellBasell Industries said on 12 March that it had made three significant moves towards emergence from bankruptcy protection.Specifically, LyondellBasell has:*Obtained bankruptcy court approval of its third ...
 
 
 
 
 
PU NETWORKING AREA
         
 
Mr. Ludovic Monroe - BxML Design (1-10 employees)
- NEEDS: Researching solutions for footwear development
- INTERESTS: Recyclability , breathability, leightweight
Mr. ASHOK R - HARITA FEHRER LIMITED (501-1000 employees)
- NEEDS: Recommended cleaning solvents for PU VOC free release agents and IMC for ...
- INTERESTS: PU technologies
Dr. Christine Lacroix - Momentive Performance Materials (1001-5000 employees)
Mr. altug tugsuz - altug kimya tekstil sanayi (11-50 employees)
Mr. Reuben Tandoh - RPM, Inc. (201-500 employees)
Mr. Alain Hurard - Caractere automobile (1-10 employees)
Mr. El Hadji Gano - NWG-Detection. (1-10 employees)
Mr. Mukesh Ranka - Prince Poly Products (1-10 employees)
Dr. Marcel Sommer - Lonza AG (5001-10,000 employees)
heath young - Polycer Australia (1-10 employees)
Ms. Etel Ozsarfati - Kimteks (51-200 employees)
 
Standard and custom polyurethane elastomer castings
We are the manufacturer of standard and custom molded polyurethane since 1998 in China, supplying ...
 
 
 
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Processing PU2PU Full Access
Interactive CD Training Course for Polyurethane Processing
Once cured, Polyurethane (PU) dispensing masses can become very soft or extremely hard. They strongly bond with metals and hardly shrink when cured. Of course, their end properties depend on the ...
Published on: Mar 17, 2010
Finished Products : Automotive
PU Foams May be Replaced by More Sustainable Materials in Automotive Applications
Crash-test dummies could soon be facing vehicle collision tests in cars padded with cork rather than traditional materials such as polymer foams or porous aluminium metal, according to Portuguese ...
Published on: Mar 16, 2010
Coatings
Developments in Pipeline Coatings
The economic crisis has affected pipeline construction as with many other industries, because of the lack of availability of finance for new projects, and because of the drop in oil and gas prices. ...
Published on: Mar 16, 2010
Equipments
Multi-component options toughen up PU gaskets
Two new technologies for creating Foamed-in-Place Foamed Gaskets (FiPFG) are opening up a means to create more durable sealing surfaces that can integrate new levels of functionality. FiPFG materials ...
Published on: Mar 15, 2010
Cast Elastomers
Epoxies, Etc. develops a new urethane casting resin for producing stable cast parts
70-2170 has an "ABS like feel and appearance." The 70-2170 can be used to simulate final injection-molded parts. This is an inexpensive method to develop parts for pre-production evaluation, market ...
Published on: Mar 15, 2010
Sealants
Sensor ensures polyurethane bead quality
The Beadmonitor has been launched by Oxford Sensor Technology to ensure the quality of polyurethane (PU) beads as they are applied to vehicle glass. A sensor head mounts directly behind the ...
Published on: Mar 12, 2010
People
Ralf Knief continues as general manager at H&S Anlagentechnik
Ralf Knief (44) was appointed as general manager for sales on 01/01/2010  adding to the management team of the company alongside the founder and chief executive officer Rüdiger Schaffrath. ...
Published on: Mar 12, 2010
PU Raw Materials
Energy prices take chemical buyers on wild ride
For Steve Strongosky, purchasing manager at the Sherwin-Williams Co. in Cleveland, the rise and fall of petroleum prices means much more than worrying about the cost of commuting to work. Like many ...
Published on: Mar 11, 2010
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PATENTS
     
 
Raw Materials: Flame Retardants PU2PU Full Access
Phosphoramide ester flame retardant and resins containing same
Certain cyclic phosphoramide ester compounds useful, inter alia, as halogen-free flame-retardant compounds, are disclosed. The compounds are particularly useful for providing flame retarded ...
Published on: Mar 11, 2010
Raw Materials: Polyols
Process for making a PIPA-polyol
Process for preparing a polyol comprising particulate material in dispersed form by reacting an MDI-based polyisocyanate and a polyol having an equivalent weight of up to 400 in a relative amount ...
Published on: Mar 10, 2010
Raw Materials: Polyols
Polyols from plant oils and methods of conversion
Methods of producing plant polyols from plant oils include reacting a plant oil with a designed reactant having one or more nucleophilic functional groups and one or more active hydrogen functional ...
Published on: Mar 10, 2010
Molded Foams
Decorative molded foams with good fire retardant properties
This invention relates to a fire-resistant, medium density polyurethane foam. The foam is made up of a) 50 to 90 parts by weight of water blown polyurethane and b) 10 to 50 parts by weight of a solid ...
Published on: Mar 05, 2010
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