1. PU raw materials price chart, weeks 15-23, 2010
Data. Polyurethanes. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 36 · © Crain Communications 2010 POLYURETHANE RAW MATERIALS PRICE CHART Information obtained from the weekly pricing reports for polyurethane raw materials as compiled by ICIS Pricing Ltd, Lond
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2. Diversity and innovation help urethanes firms to progress
PMA report. Polyurethane elastomer part makers and suppliers are resilient Report by Mike McNulty, Rubber & Plastics News staff When the crashing economy caused massive problems across virtually all markets, most urethane processors were able to hunker down, continue to fill their customers’ needs, keep the lin
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3. Cutting costs for panel producers
Panel making. Polyurethanes. Technology cuts panel-making expense OMS Group claims it is helping sandwich panel manufacturers save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year with more energy-and chemicaleffiicien technology. According to the Milan, Italy-headquartered machinery group, producers of flexible
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4. Where does polyurethane fit in the composites market?
Composites & PU. composites & pu composites & pu 24 JUNE/JULY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL This is a question UTI set out to find some answers to, starting at the JEC Composites event 13-15 April Report by Liz White, editor While just about everyone active in the PU sector knows that many polyurethane com
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5. High growth continues in China as demand in domestic market surges
China examined. China made a startlingly rapid recovery from the economic crisis, and the PU sector is highly optimistic about its prospects in the region. Report by Liz White, editor If polyurethanes are a business where megatrends are important, then the influence of the Chinese market on the sector could probabl
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6. BMS sees electro-active polymers as growth driver
News. europe newslines europe newslines 16 JUNE/JULY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BY ROSS DEMPSEY, REPORTER Leverkusen, Germany – Electroacttiv polymers (EAPs) will be a key driver for future growth at Bayer MaterialScience llc, the company told Urethanes Technology International at its 11 June
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7. Bridgestone restructures China PU unit
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 15 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs BRIDGESTONE RESTRUCCTURE CHINA PU UNIT Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has set up a company to oversee its diversified products activities in China, including its polyurethhan foam
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8. B1 classification for BASF's SPF in China
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 15 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs B1-CLASSIFICATION FOR BASF'S SPF IN CHINA Shanghai, China – Polyurethane spray foam systems from BASF group, which offer energy-saving construction technologiie for external
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9. Yantain Wanhua reveals plans to make HDI and polyether polyols
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 15 · © Crain Communications 2010 BY LIZ WHITE, UT EDITOR Shenzhen, China — Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co. Ltd, plans to set up a 10 ktpa hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) plant at its Ningbo, China location, revealed g
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10. Sabic launches new steering wheel
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 SABIC LAUNCHES NEW STEERING WHEEL Shanghai, China — Sabic exhibited a new steering wheel prototype, injection-moulded in its Lexan EXL copolymer resin, at the Chinaplas show, held in Sh
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11. Chemtura opens tech centre in China
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs CHEMTURA OPENS TECH CENTRE IN CHINA Nanjing, China — Speciality chemical compaan Chemtura Corp. has opened an Applicattio Development Center (ADC) in the Nanjing Economic & T
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12. Shell completes project in Singapore
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs SHELL COMPLETES PROJECT IN SINGAPORE London – Shell said 3 May that it has compleete its Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC) project in Singapore. Additional capacity
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13. Perma-Pipe to set up plant in Saudi Arabia
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 14 · © Crain Communications 2010 Niles, Illinois – MFRI Inc. said 17 May that its Perma-Pipe unit is to set up a plant to make insulated pipes in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and aims to offer a good service to countries in t
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14. Graco offers next generation mixhead
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs GRACO OFFERS NEXT GENERATION MIXHEAD Minneapolis, Minnesota – Spray polyurethhan equipment supplier Graco Inc. has launched its “next generation polyurethane mixing head, the
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15. NCFI helps re-build New Orleans
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs NCFI HELPS RE-BUILD NEW ORLEANS Mount Airy, North Carolina – NCFI’s InsullSta closed-cell polyurethane spray foam has been used in the construction of new restaurant, Le Fore
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16. Royal completes move to South Bend
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbriefs ROYAL COMPLETES MOVE TO SOUTH BEND South Bend, Indiana – Royal Adhesives and Sealants llc has finished relocating manufacture of its epoxy and urethane adhessiv products to i
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17. Cuming to become part of Deep Down
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 13 · © Crain Communications 2010 Avon, Massachusetts – Cuming Corp. which manufactures syntactic foam flotation products and insulation materials for the offshore oil and gas industry, is to be bought by Houston-based
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18. Autmoated iMold for PU cushions
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief AUTOMATED IMOLD FOR PU CUSHIONS BY DAN HOCKENSMITH, PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Cleveland, Ohio — Packaging supplier Sealed Air Corp. of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, demonstrated its iMo
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19. RP buys Protef Polymers
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief RP BUYS PROTEF POLYMEER A PLASTICS NEWS REPORT Langley, British Columbia – Canadian polyurethane moulder RP Manufacturing Ltd will acquire Teflon specialist Protef Polymers In
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20. Hanson buys Visuron in polyureas
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief HANSON BUYS VISURON IN POLYUREAS Alpharetta, Georgia – The Hanson Group llc has bought Visuron Technologiie Inc. having worked with previous owners of Visuron, Tom and Marcia
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21. Fridge recycler JACO wins against ARCA
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief FRIDGE RECYCLER JACO WINS AGAINST ARCA San Francisco, California – Appliance recyccle JACO Environmental says it has won out in a judgment from the US Ninth Circuit Court of A
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22. COIM to raise US polyol capacity by 50%
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief COIM TO RAISE US POLYOL CAPACITY BY 50% West Deptford, New Jersey – The US unit of polyurethane materials producer COIM SpA is investing in a 50-percent expannsio of polyester
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23. ACH investing $32M in Michigan plant
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief ACH INVESTING $32 M IN MICHIGAN PLANT BY RHODA MIEL, PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Saline, Michigan – Automotive Componeent Holdings llc plans to spend $32 milliio on new equipment for
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24. Certipu gains ground: nine foamers accredited
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 12 · © Crain Communications 2010 Loudon, Tennessee – The number of foam manufacturers offering CertiPUR-US registered foams has risen to nine, putting this voluntary certification and labelling programme for flexible f
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25. China needs to 'become stronger in PU, not just bigger'
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 11 · © Crain Communications 2010 Busan, South Korea — China needs to become a “strong polyurethane manufacturer, rather than just a big one, said Zhang Jie of the China Polyurethane Industry Association, in a presentat
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26. IPUA chairman calls for action in PU value chain to aid stability
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 10 · © Crain Communications 2010 Busan, South Korea – “Because of the increasing uncertainties in the world, buffers at all points in the value chain will do the job of dampening the disturbances, said Rahul Gautam, ch
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27. Growth of 5% predicted for Korean PU sector this year
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 10 · © Crain Communications 2010 BY LIZ WHITE, UT EDITOR Busan, South Korea — As some 160 delegates gathered for the first session at the second international polyurethane forum in Busan, Korea, 31 May, they heard that
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28. Europur wants to talk pricing with materials suppliers
News. BY LIZ WHITE, UT EDITOR London — Flexible foamers in Europe desperately want more price stability in their raw materials and have nominated Europur, the European association of manufacturers of flexible foam blocks, to talk to suppliers on their behalf. “We have never seen this before, said Europur
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29. Europur to ally with Oeko-Tex in foam quality scheme
News. europur newslines europur newslines 8 JUNE/JULY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BY LIZ WHITE, UT EDITOR London — The CertiPUR foam quality scheme set up in 2005 by Europur, the European association of manufacturers of flexible foam blocks, will in future be affiliated to Oeko-Tex, the Swiss-
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30. Recticel reports 11% rise in sales for Q1 2010
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 7 · © Crain Communications 2010 Brussels – Foam group Recticel NV/SA said 10 May that its sales for the first quarter of 2010 rose to 334.7 million (401 million) 6.2 percent above sales for Q1 2009. On a like-for-like
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31. Altana adds Micafil PU resins business
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief ALTANA ADDS MICAFIL PU RESINS BUSINESS Wesel, Germany -The polyurethane casting resins business of ABB Micafil, a subsidiary of ABB Schweiz, has been acquiire by Altana AG. The
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32. Perstorp doubles di-penta production
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief PERSTORP DOUBLES DI-PENTA PRODUCTION Perstorp, Sweden — Perstorp has nearly doubled capacity for Di-Penta (di-pentaerythhritol) at its Bruchhausen, Germaany site and said 26 Ap
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33. British Gas expands insulation business
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief BRITISH GAS EXPANDS INSULATION BUSINESS Worthing, UK – British Gas has expandee its newly-founded insulation business by buying Hillserve, an insulation compann serving the nor
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34. Shacor to buy 40% of Italy's Socotherm
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief SHAWCOR TO BUY 40% OF ITALY'S SOCOTHERM Toronto, Ontario – Energy services suppllie ShawCor Ltd is to spend 30 million (36.6 million) to buy a 40-percent share in Italian pipe-
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35. Price rise announcements for 2010 so far
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 recent price rises in polyurethanes PRICE RISE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 2010 SO FAR Who What Where How much by When BASF Polyalcohols N America $0.17 c/lb Immediate BASF BDO/derivatives Europe
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36. Grammer's revenue up 18% in first quarter
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 6 · © Crain Communications 2010 Amberg, Germany – Automotive seating systems maker Grammer AG said its business developed well in the first quarter of 2010. Economic recovery and new production starts resulted in an 18
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37. BASF introduces high solids graft polyols
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 5 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief BASF INTRODUCES HIGH SOLIDS GRAFT POLYOLS Wyandotte, Michigan — BASF is introduccin high solids graft polyols, Pluracol 5200, the first of which, 5250, is designed for speciali
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38. BMS researches making polyols from CO2
News. news news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 page 5 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief BMS RESEARCHES MAKING POLYOLS FROM CO2 Leverkusen, Germany – A project which uses waste CO2 to manufacture polyether polycarbonate polyols (PPPs) for use in polyurethanes has s
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39. Pelzer acquired by three top executives
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 5 · © Crain Communications 2010 Witten, Germany – HP Pelzer Group, a global supplier of acoustic components, has been taken over by its three top executives and an Italian private equity group. Pelzer's three co-leader
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40. Kingspan sees activity pick up after slow start to year
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 4 · © Crain Communications 2010 Cavan, Republic of Ireland – Insulation provider Kingspan Group plc said 13 May that there has been “a noticeable pick-up in activity levels, in the last six weeks, following a slow star
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41. Adidas' super-light boot has PU parts
news. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 4 · © Crain Communications 2010 Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona – As this issue went to press, the first matches of 2010’s FIFA World Cup were being played in South Africa. Polyurethane soccer fever also began to get u
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42. Chonqing MDI plant approval on track
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 3 · © Crain Communications 2010 CHONGQING MDI PLANT APPROVAL ON TRACK Shenzhen, China – All is going smoothly with the approval process for BASF’s planned 400-kilotonnespeerannum plant to make MDI (methylene diphenyl d
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43. SKC sets up 20 ktpa US systems plant
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 3 · © Crain Communications 2010 newsbrief SKC SETS UP 20 KTPA US SYSTEMS PLANT Shenzhen, China – SKC Inc. held a ribbooncutting ceremony for a new US polyurethane systems house, 25 May at the Korean group’s Covington,
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44. Yantai and BASF to follow BMS with gas-phase TDI technology
News. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 3 · © Crain Communications 2010 BY LIZ WHITE, UT EDITOR Shenzhen, China – Chinese isocyanates supplier Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co. Ltd will use vapour-phase phosgenation for the 300 kilotonnes-per-annum TDI (toluen
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45. In the world of megatrends, making money is still vital
Comment. news Urethanes Technology International: Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010 news page 2 · © Crain Communications 2010 “ ” IN THE WORLD OF MEGATRENDS, MAKING MONEY IS STILL VITAL It’s funny how new buzzwords seem to appear out of nowhere. And strange that they are then on everyone’s lips at once. Of cour
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46. UTI Vol. 27, No. 3: June/July 2010, Contents page
News & features. JUNE/JULY 2010 URETHANES TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL Urethanes TECHNOLOGY I N T E R N A T I O N A L 8 CertiPUR has worked.but has not created market pull. Axel Kamprath Europur secretary general 9 Between them [suppliers and customers] if we’re not careful, they will kill us. Ward Dupont Europur presid
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