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2. Hydrophobic polyetheramines for moisture-resistant polyurea coatings
Polyetheramines. polyetheramines polyetheramines 32 APRIL/MAY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL By Dr Stephan Göttke,a Dr Fikri Alemdaroglu,b Dr Werner Bertleff a,c Polyurea systems have excellent performance and are therefore used in a broad variety of industrial applications. These include spray coatings tha
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3. PU skin for helmets cuts brain injury by two thirds
PU protects. pu protects pu protects 30 APRIL/MAY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Revolutionary PU helmet skin cuts rotation to minimise motorcycle injuries Report by Liz White, editor To say there’s a wrinkle in Dr Ken Phillips’ motorcycle helmet design would be no exaggeration. But rather than being an
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4. Novel PU for defence against nerve gas and bio-hazards
PU protects. pu protects pu protects 28 APRIL/MAY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Toxic materials can be deactivated with a clever combination of chemical agents embedded in a PU-based mat Report by Liz White, editor Scientists at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pitts
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5. 'Eco-bling' - the silly side of the green building scene?
Building value. Insulation saves energy, but because it’s both passive and not seen, it rarely gets the attention it deserves Report by Liz White, editor A lack of emphasis on insulation at the recent Ecobuild show in London has already been noted in this issue’s comment: insulation experts UTI spoke to at the even
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6. High-pressure foaming allows wider foam range and higher quality, says Sheela-Foam
High-pressure foaming. hp foaming high-pressure foaming 25 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL APRIL/MAY 2010 Report from Hennecke GmbH India is a country in transition. As well as being the most-populated democracy of the world, it has a culture and tradition that goes back for millennia. But, tha
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7. Machinery suppliers look forward to better 2010 after a very mixed 2009
Machinery focus. Good for some, poor for others — 2009 was a tale of two halves Report by Liz White, editor “Last year, 2009, was for me personally the most horrible business year we ever had . [it was] just a nightmare. — Frank Peters, KraussMaffei “As you can see we have a nice growth, thanks to new and existing c
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8. Slow recovery continues as demand begins to stabilise
News. international newslines international newslines 16 APRIL/MAY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BY ROSS DEMPSEY, REPORTER London – The impact of the global economic crisis continued to ripple through the polyurethanes market in 2009. Companies from all sides of the industry faced lower customer
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9. Changes to PU business for Mitsui
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 15 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs CHANGES TO PU BUSINEES FOR MITSUI Tokyo — Mitsui Chemicals has annouunce that its Performance Materials Business Sector has been restructured into the Polyurethane Business S
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10. KraussMaffei sells 100th PU machine in Turkey
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 15 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs KM SELLS 100TH PU MACHINE IN TURKEY Munich, Germany — The Reaction Process Machinery unit of KraussMaffei has sold its 100th mixing/metering machine in Turkey — to automotive
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11. Polyurethanes world gears up for PU China
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 15 · © Crain Communications 2010 London — Crain Communications Ltd, organiser of the PU China 2010 event, expects record attendance from the global and local urethanes sector when it opens the doors for its forthcoming
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12. Huntsman finishes Saudi amines plant
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs HUNTSMAN FINISHES SAUDI AMINES PLANT The Woodlands, Texas — Huntsman Corp. and Zamil Holding Group Co. have completed their 50:50 joint venture ethyleneaamine plant in Jubail
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13. Yantai launched TPUs at Chinaplas
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs YANTAI LAUNCHED TPUS AT CHINAPLAS Wanhua, China — Yantai Wanhua Polyuretthane Co. Ltd introduced new thermopllasti polyurethanes (TPU) at Chinappla 2010, held in Shanghai, Ch
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14. Perstorp increases presence in India
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs PERSTORP INCREASES PRESENCE IN INDIA Perstorp, Sweden — Speciality chemicals group Perstorp has established a new laborattor in India to meet growing demand in the country, a
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15. Dotmar acquires PU casting technology
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs DOTMAR ACQUIRES PU CASTING TECHNOLOGY Dingley, Australia – Dotmar Engineering Plastics has installed state-of-the-art polyuretthan casting technology as part of an upgrade at
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16. Iranian group starts up 40 ktpa TDI plant
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 Khuzestan, Iran — Karoon Petrochemical Co, an Iranian isocyanate specialist, produced 1200 tonnes of TDI (toluene diisocyanate) during February and March 2010. This makes Karoon the fir
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17. Dow & E. A. Juffali to construct Saudi systems plant in 2010
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 Milan, Italy/Dubai, UAE — Dow Formulated Systems, part of Dow Chemical Co. is to construct a PU systems plant in 2010 in alliance with E.A. Juffali & Brothers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. T
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18. NCFI insulates US military base
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs NCFI INSULATES US MILITARY BASE Mount Airy, North Carolina — NCFI Polyurethanes is providing its InsulStar spray-foam insulation for housing for 600 US soldiers at Fort Bragg
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19. Gaco Western develops PU shelter
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs GACO WESTERN DEVELOOP PU SHELTER Seattle, Washington — Polyurethane foam manufacturer Gaco Western has developpe a new rapid-response emergency shelter that meets all domesti
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20. West Roofing gets award for Iraq work
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs WEST ROOFING GETS AWARD FOR IRAQ WORK LaGrange, Ohio — West Roofing Systems Inc. gained an award at the Spray Polyurethhan Foam Alliance (SPFA) 2010 Conferennc and Expo in Or
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21. Stronger utility poles in PU
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs STRONGER UTILITY POLES IN PU Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — A new breed of utility poles using polyurethane materiaal from Bayer MaterialScience offer the highest strength-to-wei
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22. BASF technology for military runflats
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs BASF TECHNOLOGY FOR MILITARY RUNFLATS Wyandotte, Michigan — BASF Polyurethhan Solutions has entered into an agreemeen with Dynamic Runflats Inc. (DRI) to manufacture runflat
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23. JSP licenses low-mass seat frames
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs JSP LICENSES LOWMAAS SEAT FRAMES Mississauga, Canada – Automotive seat frames made of foam are a good route to lowering vehicle weight, according to Woodbridge Group in Canad
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24. PU/nanotubes aimes at turbine blades
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs PU/NANOTUBES AIMED A TURBINE BLADES Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — Bayer MaterialSccienc llc is moving forward with reseaarc and testing on the viability of polyuretthan composit
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25. Bayer MaterialScience buys US's Artificial Muscle
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 Leverkusen, Germany – Bayer MaterialScience llc in the US has acquired Artificial Muscle Inc. (AMI) of Sunnyvale, California, which it says is a leader in electro-active polymers for th
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26. Healthcare helps PolyOne bolster business
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 11 · © Crain Communications 2010 BY BRAD DAWSON, RUBBER & PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Cleveland, Ohio — While 2009 wasn’t a great year for many companies, some, like PolyOne Corp. made strategic efforts during the period to st
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27. 3D Systems buys Moeller designs
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 10 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs 3D SYSTEMS BUYS MOELLER DESIGNS Rock Hill, South Carolina – 3D Systems Corp. has acquired the assets of Moeller Design, a provider of casting services and prototyping for aer
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28. Tempur-Pedic hit by NY action
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 10 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs TEMPUR-PEDIC HIT BY NY ACTION Lexington, Kentucky – Pillow and mattrres manufacturer Tempur-Pedic Internatiiona has confirmed that the New York Attorney General has filed an
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29. Green Foam & US Blanks in deal
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 10 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs GREEN FOAM, US BLANKS IN DEAL San Clemente, California — USBlanks has become the exclusive manufacturer and distributor of Green Foam in North Americca Japan, Europe, and Cos
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30. Otto Bock takes lead after Haiti crisis
News. us newslines us newslines 10 APRIL/MAY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BY MIKE MCNULTY, RUBBER & PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Duderstadt, Germany — After an earthquake devastated Haiti 12 Jan, leaving hundreds of thousands of dead and injured in its wake, Otto Bock HealthCare was quick to respond. Th
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31. Apollo Chemicals aims for wider sales
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 8 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief APOLLO CHEMS AIMS FOR WIDER SALES Tamworth, UK – Adhesives producer Apollo Chemicals Group is to explore new markets and expand into Europe and beyond with backing from Yorkshi
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32. Balmoral wins award for 700% sales rise
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 8 · © Crain Communications 2010 Aberdeen, Scotland — Balmoral Offshore Engineering, a subsidiary of Balmoral Comtec Ltd, has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, an 18 April Balmoral statement sai
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33. Russian OCF maker Wellchem expanding into adhesives
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 8 · © Crain Communications 2010 Moscow — Russian one-component foam manufacturer OOO Wellchem may expand into manufacture of polyurethane adhesives at its plant on the outskirts of Moscow, Ekaterina Kotova, project man
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34. Huntsman helps WPT make eco-flooring
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 7 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs HUNTSMAN HELPS WPT MAKE ECO-FLOORING Everberg, Belgium – Acoustic flooring group WPT GmbH has developed a new range of soundproofing materials for floorinng with improved envi
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35. Vita aims to close Bollington facility
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 7 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs VITA AIMS TO CLOSE BOLLINGTON FACILITY London — Vita Cellular Foams (UK) Ltd is proposing to shut its Kay-Metzeler Bollingtto foam production and conversion plant in Cheshire,
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36. Elmico founder gets Norwegian award
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 7 · © Crain Communications 2010 ELMICO FOUNDER GETS NORWEGIAN AWARD Oslo — Elisabet Norderup Michelson, founder of Norwegian spray coatings suppllie Elmico, has been awarded Kr 1 milliio (170 000) along with the title
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37. DSM expands biomedical activities
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 7 · © Crain Communications 2010 Berkeley, California — DSM Biomedical is expanding its operations in the US and Europe by extending the roles of two managers, to boost customer relationships and offer “on-thegrooun tec
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38. EDAG concept car uses PU technology
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs EDAG CONCEPT CAR USES PU TECHNOLOGY Geneva, Switzerland – EDAG, an engineeerin specialist, presented its electricpowwere concept car using PU technology at this year's Geneva
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39. Wanhua & Borsodchem owners shake hands
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs WANHUA, BORSODCHEM OWNERS SHAKE HANDS Budapest — Hungarian isocyanates produuce BorsodChem Zrt said 25 Feb that, after months of negotiations, Permira Funds and VCP Capital Pa
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40. Perstorp accelerates Capa expansion in UK
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 Perstorp, Sweden — Speciality chemical company Perstorp is accelerating its plan to double capacity for Capa caprolactones at its Warrington, UK, site to meet growing demand, a 13 April
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41. Rogers buys Korean plant for $29.1 million
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 BY MIKE MCNULTY, RUBBER & PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Rogers Connecticut — Rogers Corp. will acquire SK Utis Co. Ltd of South Korea from SK Chemicals Co. Ltd for about $29.1 million to expand it
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42. Bayer to build eco-friendly CL2 unit
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 4 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief BAYER TO BUILD ECOFRIEENDL CL2 UNIT Leverkusen, Germany – Bayer MaterialScience and Uhde are to build a 20 kilotonnes-per-annum plant to make chlorine using common salt. And BM
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43. Systems units in China and Colombia for BASF
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 4 · © Crain Communications 2010 Ludwigshafen, Germany — BASF is to invest an unspecified amount to build two polyurethane systems houses, one in Chongqing, western China, and the second in Cartagena, Colombia, to meet
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44. Bayer MaterialScience plans €150 million German TDI plant
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 2: April/May 2010 news page 4 · © Crain Communications 2010 Leverkusen, Germany — Bayer MaterialScience will spend 150 million (204 million) to build a new state-of-the-art 300-kilotonnespeerannum TDI (toluene diisocyanate) facility using its low
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