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Voith (Heidenheim, Germany) expands sustainable portfolio: SolarPress Green sets new standards for bio-based roll covers.

Huntsman Building Solutions (HBS – the Woodlands, TX, USA), the global leader in high performance, energy-efficient and resilient building envelope solutions, is returning as Platinum Sponsor for the annual SprayFoam 2025 Convention & Expo, which will be held February 9 – 12 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Dr. Gundolf Jacobs, owner of PCG Polyurethane Consultancy GmbH, is looking back at 12 years of self-employment - and now keen to find a PUR specialist who is interested in doing consultancy-work

Syntilay (Boca Raton, Florida, USA) recently announced the world’s first AI-designed shoe, 3D printed from TPU.

On December 15, 2024, adidas (Herzogenaurach, Germany) unveiled KONEKTIS - the Official Match Ball of UEFA Women’s EURO 2025. The ball is engineered for greater accuracy in play by utilising PRECISIONSHELL – a 20-piece polyurethane panel shape with strategically placed debossed grooves on the ball’s outer shell.

Multotec consolidated its South African injection moulded polyurethane screening media factory sites into a single, larger facility worth R100 million, to enhance capacity and increase efficiency. The new factory is situated on a 7 068m² property with 4 360m² under roof, close by to Multotec’s current Forge Road main campus in Spartan, Kempton Park. It houses the tool room, production facility, offices and warehousing facilities, providing a comprehensive and efficient workspace.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), Gaydon, UK, recently announced a significant technical breakthrough in the closed-loop recycling of polyurethane seat foam from its used vehicles by successfully reintegrating it back into the production of new seats.

At the recent ComplexCon, a mutant hybrid of a sneaker mall, a fashion show and a music festival, held in Las Vegas (NV, USA) on November 16 and 17, 2024, Nike presented its TPU-3D printed Air Max 1000 s although an official commercialisation date (if any) is yet to be confirmed.

Lubrizol (Cleveland, OH, USA) announced its collaboration with Lore Cycle, a manufacturer of custom cycling shoes, to provide a solution for its recently launched 3D-printed shoe.

Woodbridge (headwuartered in Mississauga, ON, Canada) and Chengpeng (Changzhou, China) have entered into a joint venture agreement to manufacture commercial and passenger seat foam, the company recently announced.

Duotone Unveils Entire Kiteboard Series Replacing Petroleum-Based Materials with Checkerspot’s Algae-Based Polyurethane Sidewalls, powered by SWS Technology. An unprecedented collaboration between Duotone, Checkerspot, and SWS Board Technology sets a new standard for sustainability in the kiteboard industry.

30 million mattresses end up as waste in Europe every year. This challenge led to the founding of MATR, a start-up that deals with the recyclability of mattresses and was supported by Greiner from the very outset.

Tempur Sealy International (Lexington, KY; USA) recently provided an update with respect to the Company's agreement to acquire Mattress Firm Group (Houston, TX, USA), which is currently being challenged in federal court by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC").

In research sponsored by the Mattress Recycling Council (MRC) (Alexandria, VA, USA), Edge Global Innovation (EGI) (Clearwater, FL, USA) has developed a process to transform polyurethane mattress foam into polymer pellets that can be used to produce a wide variety of molded products, including shoe soles, cell phone cases or rubber gaskets for various industrial uses.

Specially developed materials from WEVO-CHEMIE GmbH (Ostfildern-Kemnat, Germany) provide customised protection for the exchangeable lithium-ion battery of Lampuga GmbH’s electric surfboards, ensuring safe operation during the entire service life.

Danish company ‘Beyond Leather Materials’ collaborated with German materials manufacturer Covestro to develop a protective coating based on INSQIN® technology for Beyond Leather Materials’ LEAP®. LEAP® is an innovative leather alternative made using apple waste generated in juice and cider manufacturing. The jointly developed coating uses INSQIN® technology based on polyurethane dispersions made with partially bio-based content.

In response to evolving trends in industries such as automotive and footwear, Covestro has developed several innovative adhesive solutions that prioritize performance, efficiency and sustainability. Unveiled at the 27th China Adhesive and Tape Annual Conference, these locally developed waterborne polyurethane adhesive solution, branded Dispercoll® U and Dispercoll® U PLUS, support iterative upgrades in downstream industries through raw material innovations.

ICP DAS-BMP (Biomedical Polymers), a Taiwan-based medical TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) manufacturer and supplier, is excited to announce its participation in Medtec China 2024. The 18th edition of this exhibition will be held from September 25-27, 2024, at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center.

As the popularity of new energy vehicles (NEVs) grows, so does the demand for lighter-weight and higher-performing materials, as well as more efficient production of essential components, such as battery packs. To meet this need, Covestro has collaborated with a Chinese partner to develop the Baypreg® STM polyurethane (PU) battery cover solution,

Henkel and 4JET collaborate to introduce a groundbreaking process for producing silent tires designed for electric vehicles

Pioneering 3D CNC machining technology and premium polyurethane styling board generate maximum artistic value – Streamline Automation (Huntsville AL, USA) and RAMPF Group (Wixom, MI, USA) Inc. have collaborated to manufacture a Corinthian capital with an extremely high level of detail.

Huntsman (The Woodlands, Tx, USA) has developed a new range of innovative, high-performing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) materials for the footwear industry that offers game-changing possibilities for soling applications.

BASF Corp (BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, NJ, USA) and STOCKMEIER Urethanes USA (Clarksburg, WV, USA) recently announced the commercial production of Stobielast® S polyurethane binders for playground and recreational surfacing made with 100% domestically produced Biomass Balance (BMB) Lupranate® methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

The new issue (02/2024) of PU magazine is finished and currently being printed. You can already read it by clicking on the thumbnails on the website.

Barnes Railway Bridge (London, UK), a bridge that crosses the River Thames in a northwest to southeast direction, needed a repair with the replacement of all 48 wooden wheel timbers with Fibre-reinforced Foamed Urethane (FFU) alternatives.

Shanghai, China: On July 17. 2024, BASF launched Haptex® 4.0, an innovative polyurethane solution for the production of synthetic leather that is 100% recyclable. Synthetic leather made with Haptex 4.0 and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabric can be recycled together using an innovative formulation and recycling technical pathway without the need of layer peel-off process. This makes the reuse of the materials feasible.

FLOWIE, designed by the Dutch-German artistic duo Supertoys Supertoys, is a soft polyurethane seat that collects the legacy of radical design. Known for the production of limited edition artistic furniture, Supertoys Supertoys finds in Gufram a perfect partner for a fantastic, playful and joyful project that is an ode to "daydreaming".

The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group) recently announced that BENEBiOL™, a biomass-based polycarbonatediol, has been adopted as a raw material for polyurethane coatings for wind turbine blade protection: AROLEP® 940 series by AEROX, following the collaboration under Joint Research and Development Agreement with AEROX. This marks the first-ever use of BENEBiOL™ in wind turbine blade coating agents.

Cannon Afros LIFE VICORPAN Project advances with development of formable, wide-size PU based VIP panels for commercial fridges and freezers. Cannon Afros (Caronno Pertusella (Varese), Italy), part of the Cannon Group, is the world's leading supplier of dosing systems, mixing equipment, processing technologies and expertise for the thermal insulation of domestic and commercial refrigerators using polyurethane (PU) resin-based formulations.

With SolarFlow Green, Voith (Heidenheim, Germany) is setting yet another standard for paper manufacturing products made of renewable raw materials. The suction press roll cover is certified according to the internationally recognized DIN CERTCO standard for bio-based products.