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Issue 278 - April 21, 2010
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE PU COMMUNITY
         
 
First PU Institue Conference is being held in Philadelphia, PA on May 11, ...
"Outlook for North American Polyurethanes Industry" by Mark Bradley (Yantai Wanhua America), "Raw materials for Polyurethane" by Brian Fogg (PU Institute) and "PU: An amazing but complex Concept" by Michel Verrier (PU Institute)

Company: The PU Institute
Advanced PU Adhesive Formulation – Online course
Attend this advanced 2-part online course on Polyurethane Adhesives formulation and benefit from expert insight to:- Accelerate your product development by selecting the appropriate PU system (isocyanate, polyol...) and additives- Meet ...

Company: SpecialChem
Modern by Design showhome demonstrates sustainable benefits of BaySystems™ ...
BaySystems™ supplied the spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation system Bayseal™ OC (open-cell) and CC (closed-cell) SPF for a sustainable demonstration home in San Francisco’s fashionable Pacific Heights neighborhood. The renovated 7,...

Company: BaySystems
BASF unveils world's softest TPU, Elastollan® Soft at Chinaplas
BASF will showcase the world’s softest TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) Elastollan® Soft at Chinaplas 2010, Asia's number one international plastics trade fair, April 19-22, 2010 in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre of Pudong, ...

Company: BASF Polyurethanes
Hot Cast Elastomer Equipment - ESCO (Edge-Sweets Company)
The Hot Cast Elastomer metering/mixing dispenser is equipped with spinning disk continuous degassing. Constant level control insures uninterrupted long pours. Accurate temperature control with feedback insures good product. All material lines, ...

Company: ESCO (Edge-Sweets Company)
Zwaluw PU-Gunfoam Low Expansion - Den Braven Sealants
Zwaluw PU-Gunfoam Low Expansion is a professional fast curing durable fine cell 100% CFC free insulation and construction foam based on moisture curing polyurethane with good adhesion capacities. Applicable interior as well as exterior in ...

Company: Den Braven Sealants
Evonik Goldschmidt GmbHPolyurethane Additives
At first GlanceEvonik's business line Polyurethane Additives is a leading supplier of processing chemicals for the manufacturing of polyurethane foam. The business line is part of the business unit Consumer Specialties of ...

Company: Degussa - Goldschmidt
“Green” and competitive – a contradiction?
Some years back the “green” marketing concept was born. It was fashionable to promote products based on renewable resources. The marketing efforts had paid off in a way that more and more consumers were actively looking and choosing products that offered a piece of ...

Company: PolyGreen Chemicals
 
 
BioBased names new senior leaders
BioBased Technologies has named Amy Sorrell as CEO and Robert Porter as COO of the company. Sorrell joined the company as Controller in 2005 and was later promoted to CFO. Before joining BioBased, she worked for various ...
US Court approves reorganisation plan of two Recticel subsidiaries under Chapter 11
Recticel Interiors North America LLC (RINA) and Recticel Urepp North America Inc. (RUNA), two automotive subsidiaries of Recticel active in the USA, announced that after having filed for bankruptcy protection under ...
Non-migrating plastiziser based on renewable resources
With the new polyol Albodur 110 VP, Alberdingk Boley GmbH from Krefeld, Germany, has launched a new generation of low viscous plasticisers and reactive diluents on the market. The polyol can replace plasticisers which ...
 
 
 
 
 
PU NETWORKING AREA
         
 
Mr. Aster De Schrijver - Greenseal Chemicals (11-50 employees)
Dr. Paula McDaniel - Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (10,001 or more employees)
Dr. Daria Trentin - Baysystems Italia SpA (11-50 employees)
Mr. Herman Tisseghem - LIPPENS PAINTS N.V. (11-50 employees)
- INTERESTS: MOISTURE CURE PREPOLYMERS
Mr. Ronald de Castro - Solvochem FZCO (11-50 employees)
Mr. Ridwan Kurniawan - BASF (10,001 or more employees)
 
supplying Polyether Polyol, Polymeric Polyol and PTMEG
We are one of the leading marketing and distribution company of raw materials for ...
 
Need Rigid Open Celled Foam
I am looking for a rigid, high open-cell, foam with a density of about 2-3pcf .  application presently being supplied by a Japanese foam supplier and want a domestic supplier.  Application very technical and has a growth rate of about 100% for the next several years.  Present use ...
Need Polymeric MDI and TDI
We are Chemical Company based in China, a leading marketing and distribution company of raw materials for the  Polyurethane Industry, through many years of experience in the chemicals industry, we have established the long-term business relationships with many customers all ...
 
 
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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
     
 
Raw Materials: Isocyanates PU2PU Full Access
Karoon increases TDI capacity
Karoon Petrochemical Co, an isocyanate specialist, produced 1,200 metric tons of TDI (toluene diisocyanate) during February and March 2010—becoming the first isocyanate producer in the Middle East, ...
Published on: Apr 18, 2010
Raw Materials: Flame Retardants
High-performance, low environmental impact Exolit® flame retardants from Clariant at ...
Specialty chemicals expert Clariant is highlighting its Exolit® high-performance halogen-free flame retardants at Europe’s biggest composites exhibition, the JEC Composites Show in Paris on April ...
Published on: Apr 17, 2010
Industry Update
RAMPF Group as full service supplier at Chinaplas 2010
For the third time running RAMPF Group presents itself at the Chinaplas. The leading highlights of the exhibition are the Polyurethane and Epoxy Resin Systems, such as their dispensing equipment. ...
Published on: Apr 16, 2010
Equipments
Pour gun with replaceable mixhead technology
Graco Inc. recently launched its Graco EP Pour Gun PU mixing head. Designed for open pour applications and closed-mould injection, the new applicator features updated mixhead technology that allows ...
Published on: Apr 16, 2010
Industry Update
Yantai Wanhua looks to jump to the top
While looking at China it is easy to get distracted by the activities of the majors - Sinopec and PetroChina. But there is a strong second tier that is steadily becoming more visible.Yantai Wanhua, a ...
Published on: Apr 14, 2010
Prepolymers
COIM to increase prices on Pre-Polymers effective
Coim USA Inc. has announced a price increase for its Imuthane™, Airthane® (Registered Trade Mark of Air Products and Chemicals) and Versathane ® Pre-Polymers with effect May 1, 2010 or as contracts ...
Published on: Apr 14, 2010
Adhesives
A Hat Trick of Innovation from Tremco illbruck
2010 has so far been a busy year for Tremco illbruck, and things are set to continue with the launch of three new polyurethane adhesives that offer a unique set of benefits to the general builder and ...
Published on: Apr 13, 2010
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PATENTS
     
 
Raw Materials: Flame Retardants PU2PU Full Access
Flame retardant aqueous liquid composition, use thereof for producing flame retardant ...
A flame retardant aqueous liquid composition containing water, guanidine sulfamate, a citric acid compound including a metal salt of citric acid, and a water soluble polymer. A flame retardant ...
Published on: Apr 15, 2010
Emulsions
Urethane emulsion
Disclosed is a urethane emulsion which enables to obtain a cured product having excellent water repellency. This urethane emulsion is obtained by stirring a urethane prepolymer composition containing ...
Published on: Apr 15, 2010
Equipments
Plural component spray gun for fast setting materials
A plural component spray gun (1) is designed for spraying quick setting materials such as foams, polyurea and the like. Towards this end, the gun (1) is designed so as to be easily serviceable with a ...
Published on: Apr 13, 2010
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TECHNICAL PAPERS
     
 
Health & Safety
Exposure Control Guidelines in the Truck Bed Liner (TBL) Industry for Low Pressure ...
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) has prepared these guidelines to provide general information and to explain the precautions and practices associated with the safe handling of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in the truck bed ...
Published on: Apr 13, 2010
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