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Issue 288 - June 30, 2010 |
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE PU COMMUNITY
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| BASF to buy Cognis |
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Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.à r.l., controlled by Permira Funds, GS Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences, signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell 100 % of the shares in Cognis Holding GmbH to BASF SE for an equity purchase price of EUR ...
Company: BASF
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| RIM Clamps - Con-Tek Machine Inc |
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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
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| Allrim |
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OVERVIEWSince 1984, Allrim has been creating polyurethanes, it manufactures its products with all respect for the environment and also according to its ISO 9001 V 2000 certification. The experience of our teams for the resin and the moulding ...
Company: Allrim
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| Registration Commences for Greenbuild 2010 |
| Registration is under way for the U.S. Green Building Council’s 2010 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, scheduled for Nov. 16-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago.The USGBC said an estimated 40,000 visitors are ... |
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| High-Performance Resins conference agenda taking shape |
| CompositesWorld, publisher of High-Performance Composites and Composites Technology magazines, has announced that speaker recruitment is nearing completion for its High-Performance Resins 2010 conference, which will be ... |
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| USA set to approve formaldehyde standards |
| With legislation passed by the U.S. House, the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Act appears to be heading for adoption. The legislation will now be sent to the president to be signed into law, creating ... |
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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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| Finished Products : Bedding |
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| Number of CertiPUR-US foamers expands |
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A number of foam producers have been added to the list of companies providing CertiPUR-US certified foams. They include Advanced Urethane Technologies/Sleep Innovations, Flexible Foam Products Inc., ...
Published on: Jun 30, 2010
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| Industry Update |
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| New Polyurethanes resource comes online in Asia Pacific |
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A new online resource for the polyurethanes industry in Asia Pacific has been unveiled at www.polyurethanes.asiapacific.basf.com. Developed by BASF Polyurethanes, this platform provides product ...
Published on: Jun 30, 2010
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| Sprays |
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| Icynene Inc. Introduces ICYNENE ShelterShield™—Icynene Turns Red to Green with New ... |
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Icynene, the North American leader in open-cell spray foam technology, this week introduced ICYNENE ShelterShield™, an intumescent fire retardant coating that is available exclusively to Icynene ...
Published on: Jun 30, 2010
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| Industry Update |
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| Plastics to be further tweaked for profitability / Focus on Asia / New Chinese MDI unit ... |
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As important steps toward further improving the profitability of its plastics business, BASF will continue to develop its portfolio toward higher value-added products while focusing its future ...
Published on: Jun 27, 2010
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| Industry Update |
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| PU production to grow 2.9% in EMEA region |
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Production of polyurethane (PU) chemicals and products are set to grow 2.9% to 5.8 million tonnes over the next four years in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region, according to a new ...
Published on: Jun 25, 2010
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| Raw Materials: Scavengers |
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| Moisture Scavenger: A Key Component In Low-voc Urethane Performance |
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Moisture Contamination is generally associated with outdoor industrial coatings. It is a prime concern in marine coatings exposed to moisture during application, such as bridges and offshore oil ...
Published on: Jun 24, 2010
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| Industry Update |
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| COIM to invest in Brazil to expand flexible packaging adhesives and coatings capacity |
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COIM Brasil, a fully owned subsidiary of COIM SpA, global polyurethane producer, announced today an investment in infrastructures and production capacity in its site located at Vinhedo, SP, Brazil. ...
Published on: Jun 24, 2010
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PATENTS
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| Raw Materials: Polyols |
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| Polymer polyols comprising a natural oil base polyol, polyurethane foams comprising ... |
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This invention relates to polymer polyols comprising the free-radical polymerization product of a base polyol, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and, optionally, a preformed stabilizer, ...
Published on: Jun 24, 2010
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| Finished Products : Printing |
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| Polyurethane roller with reduced surface resistance |
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The present disclosure relates to an image forming component. The component may include a urethane body, comprising polydiene containing a residual double bond available for oxidation, and including ...
Published on: Jun 24, 2010
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| Thermoplastics |
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| Thermoplastic elastomers of styrenic block copolymers and aliphatic thermoplastic ... |
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A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) based on a blend of styrenic block copolymer and a thermoplastic polyurethane made from aliphatic diisocyanates is disclosed which has excellent translucency, ...
Published on: Jun 24, 2010
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| Hot Melts Adhesives |
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| Reactive polyurethane-hot melt adhesive having a low isocyanate-monomer content |
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The invention relates to relates to moisture-hardened hot melt adhesive which contains at least one polyurethane polymer of formula (I) which comprises aldimine groups and which is solid at room ...
Published on: Jun 22, 2010
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