UTECH Europe 2012

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Urethanes Technology International magazine—widely recognised as the most useful source of information on developments in the global polyurethanes industry—was created in 1984. This website provides access to the most recently published issue, the latest news stories, raw material plant capacity information, as well as the full content of all issues published since 1997. Published six times a year, the magazine provides details of all of the important commercial and technical developments within what is one of the world's most dynamic and globally integrated industrial businesses.


Autoneum outperforms market in 2011 Winterthur, Switzerland – Automotive acoustics group Autoneum, the former Rieter automotive business, saw its sales in local currencies rose 15 percent in 2011, outperforming the 2.9 percent growth in global automobile production, while sales in Swiss francs grew only by 0.4 percent to CHF1722.4 mil...
03/02/2012
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Dow earnings hurt by Performance Plastics unit By Frank Esposito, Plastics News Staff Midland, Michigan) -- Dow Chemical Co. has wrapped up a 2011...
03/02/2012
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Magna Seating opens $20m-facility in Kentucky to supply Ford Shepherdsville, Kentucky -- Magna Seating has opened a 139 500-sq-ft (12 900 sq.m) facility in Bulli...
02/02/2012
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Green future for PU industry highlighted at UTECH Europe London -- A session titled 'Green Chemistry,' detailing the latest advances in sustainable manufactu...
02/02/2012
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DuPont offers direct licensing of aniline technology Wilmington Delaware -- DuPont Chemical Solutions will offer direct licensing of its aniline technolo...
02/02/2012
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Polyzen transforms PU films into low-pressure medical balloons Raleigh, North Carolina – Polyzen, which provides solutions for medical device OEMs, says it can now...
02/02/2012
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Cargill biopolyol offers ‘cooler’ night’s sleep Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Cargill says memory foam mattresses made with its BiOH soya-based visco po...
02/02/2012
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How Ford, Mazda got tangled in China's regulatory web By Yang Jian, Automotive News China Shanghai -- A four-day workers' strike at an obscure state-owne...
02/02/2012
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JCI teams up with mattress maker for thin car seat concept Burscheid, Germany -- Johnson Controls International has joined with luxury mattress manufacturer Ha...
01/02/2012
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VIP to highlight polyurea coatings at UTECH Europe Munich, Germany -- VIP – Voelkel Industrie Produkte GmbH – will showcase its range of polyurea coati...
01/02/2012
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Megatech Industries expands Czech Republic plant By Richard Higgs, European Plastics News Jablonec Nad Nisou, Czech Republic -- Automotive plastics...
01/02/2012
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