Daily News
May 30, 2025New book on Polyurethanes
A new book featuring a comprehensive overview on the topic of Polyurethanes by Berend Eling and Wolfgang Friederichs will be published soon. You can now pre-order it through PU magazine
May 29, 2025Stepan to sell Philippine Assets
Stepan Company (Northbrook, IL, USA) recently announced that its subsidiary, Stepan Philippines Quaternaries, has entered into an agreement to sell SPQI's manufacturing assets located in Bauan, Batangas, Philippines to Masurf, Inc., a subsidiary of Musim Mas Holdings.
May 29, 2025Impact of Tariff Increases on the Polyether Polyol Market
Impact of Tariff Increases and Trade Pattern Shifts on the Polyether Polyol Market, with a focus on China
May 28, 2025Extended automotive portfolio with intumescent coating
New product to help provide passive fire protection in EVs to be unveiled at Battery Show Visit Huntsman at The Battery Show Europe at Booth F86 (Hall 8) at Stuttgart Messe from 3-5 June 2025
May 12, 2025China’s TDI Market
Has China’s TDI Market Bottomed Out? (PUdaily) China’s TDI market rebounded slightly after a sharp decline in April, but the overall monthly price drop exceeded the gains. The market continued to decline at the beginning of the month due to ongoing excess supply.
May 06, 2025Covestro and INEOS agree on LNG Gas Supply Agreement
INEOS and Covestro have today announced a significant long-term agreement for the supply of natural gas for up to eight years, starting 2027.
April 30, 2025New TPU material series optimized for supercritical fluid (SCF) injection foaming technology
Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) has announced the launch of Desmopan® FLY, an advanced Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) series specifically engineered for supercritical fluid (SCF) foaming technology.
April 29, 2025New specialty chemicals laboratory in Shanghai inaugurated
Perstorp (Malmö Perstorp,Sweden) and BRB (Ittervoort, the Netherlands), wholly-owned subsidiaries of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad, inaugurated a new innovation hub in Shanghai, China.
April 25, 2025Huntsman to launch bio-based I-BOND® resins for composite wood products
Huntsman, one of the leading global companies in the development of polyurethane-based resins for the manufacture of composite wood products, will be exhibiting at LIGNA 2025 in May and will unveil two new bio-based products at the world’s leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing technology.
April 08, 2025UBE Completes Lanxess PU Acquisition
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has completed the sale of its Urethane Systems business to Japanese UBE Corporation on April 1, 2025. UBE is a global manufacturer of chemical products and listed at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
April 03, 2025Enhanced durability, faster processing
RAKU® TOOL WB-1258 for the Foundry Industry: RAMPF showcases high-performance polyurethane board at Cast Expo 2025 in Atlanta, GA – Booth 2629
March 31, 2025BASF Coatings increases production capacities in China
BASF’s Coatings division has successfully expanded its production capacity for polyester and polyurethane resin at its Caojing plant in Shanghai, China. Originally established in 2015 with an annual capacity of 8,000 metric tons of polyester and polyurethane resin, the plant has now increased its capacity to 18,800 metric tons per year — a more than twofold increase.
March 28, 2025Operation Clean Sweep® certification for European BASF plants
BASF receives Operation Clean Sweep® certification at all its European production sites for plastic pellets
March 27, 2025Automated laboratory for developing coating and adhesive formulations
Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) will open an automated laboratory for developing coating and adhesive formulations
March 24, 2025Biesterfeld takes over distribution of Elastollan® TPU in the Nordics
International distributor Biesterfeld (Hamburg, Germany) is to receive additional distribution mandates for BASF's Elastollan® Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers
March 20, 2025Modernization of Covestro's Dormagen TDI Plant successfully completed
Covestro (headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany) has successfully completed the modernization of its TDI (Toluene Diisocyanate) plant in Dormagen
March 17, 2025New generation of anti-static wheels
Elastomers experts at Huntsman have been working closely with the team at wheel and castor manufacturer RÄDER-VOGEL to develop a new generation of polyurethane-based, anti-static PEVOTEC® wheels.
March 14, 2025Recticel increased sales and earnings
The PU foam specialist Recticel (Brussels / Belgium) increased its turnover by 15 % to EUR 610 million last year and adjusted EBITDA by 27 % to EUR 49.6 million.
March 12, 2025Kimpur successfully commissioned all Ravago reactors
Kimpur (Istanbul, Türkiye) has successfully completed the installation of all reactors as part of its strategic collaboration with Ravago Petrokimya (Istanbul, Turkiye), further strengthening its production infrastructure.
March 07, 2025Cannon's enhanced machinery portfolio for the composites industry following the acquisition of Polytec EMC Engineering
At JEC World 2025 Cannon showcases its enhanced machinery portfolio for the composites industry following the acquisition of Polytec EMC Engineering
February 26, 2025Polyurethane with Shape Memory
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP (Potsdam, Germany) have developed a foil that changes into polyurethane foam (PU foam) when heated – entirely without health risks.
February 25, 2025Lubrizol Launches New TPU Line in Shanghai
Lubrizol, a global leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the launch of a new ESTANE® TPU production line at its Shanghai manufacturing facility and released its white paper titled "New-Quality Consumption: A New Growth Engine for the Car Paint Protection Film (PPF) Industry."
February 24, 2025BASF expands production capacity for microcellular polyurethane in India
BASF India Limited has broken ground on a new plant to increase the production capacity of its Cellasto® microcellular polyurethane (MCU) in Dahej, India.
February 20, 2025Kingspan to recycle PET bottles into polyols
Kingspan Group, a global leader in high-performance building solutions, today announces it has achieved its ambitious target to recycle one billion PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles per year into its manufacturing processes by 2025.[1]
February 17, 2025A legacy of innovation: Vulkollan® celebrates 75 Years
It is a long-time favorite and an innovative material for a sustainable future: 75 years ago to the month, in February 1950, Vulkollan® was invented, a versatile evergreen among high-performance plastics.
February 10, 2025Honeywell announced intent to split into tree idustry-leading companies
Honeywell (Charlotte, NC, USA) recently announced that its Board of Directors completed the comprehensive business portfolio evaluation launched a year ago by Chairman and CEO Vimal Kapur and intends to pursue a full separation of Automation and Aerospace Technologies.
February 07, 2025PLIXXENT and subsidiary Isotrie open new distribution centre in France
PLIXXENT, the leading provider of innovative polyurethane (PU) system solutions, announces the opening of its new distribution centre for PU-based spray foam solutions in Roye, France.
February 06, 2025Huntsman unveiling coating system with circular content
Huntsman (Tienen, Belgium), a global leader in the development of innovative polyurethane-based coatings materials, will highlight some of its most recent product developments, including a new coating system containing up to 20% circular content* at the European Coatings Show (ECS) in March
January 22, 2025Sadara and Oasis Pioneers sign long-term MDI supply agreement
In alignment with the Kingdom’s vision to enable the downstream industry, Sadara Chemical Company (Jubil, Suadi Arabia) and Oasis Pioneers Industrial Co. Ltd (Oasis Pioneers), have signed a long-term supply agreement for Methylenediphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) amid the presence of Sadara CEO Fayez Al Sharef and Oasis Pioneers Chairman Khaled Juffali.
January 15, 2025Expanded distribution partnership in Latin America between Safic-Alcan and Ketjen
Safic-Alcan, a global distributor headquartered in Paris - La Défense in France, recently announced the expansion of its partnership with Ketjen (A wholly owned subsidiary of Albemarle Corporation), introducing the innovative ETHACURE curatives to key markets in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia.
