1. 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...
03 February 2012
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2. Dow earnings hurt by Performance Plastics unit
By Frank Esposito, Plastics News StaffMidland, Michigan) -- Dow Chemical Co. has wrapped up a 2011 financial year in which its company-leading Performance Plastics unit produced mixed results.The unit...
03 February 2012
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3. 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 Bullitt County, Kentucky. The nearly $20 million investment is expected to create up to 450 new jobs with...
02 February 2012
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4. Green future for PU industry highlighted at UTECH Europe
London -- A session titled 'Green Chemistry,' detailing the latest advances in sustainable manufacturing processes for key polyurethane raw materials, will open the technical programme of the prestigi...
02 February 2012
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5. DuPont offers direct licensing of aniline technology
Wilmington Delaware -- DuPont Chemical Solutions will offer direct licensing of its aniline technology, effective immediately. This provides customers with the opportunity to access customised and cos...
02 February 2012
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6. Polyzen transforms PU films into low-pressure medical balloons
Raleigh, North Carolina – Polyzen, which provides solutions for medical device OEMs, says it can now provide product designers with an alternative to latex materials for the construction of low-pressu...
02 February 2012
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7. Cargill biopolyol offers ‘cooler’ night’s sleep
Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Cargill says memory foam mattresses made with its BiOH soya-based visco polyols ingredient dissipate heat 25 percent faster than memory foams using conventional infused-gel t...
02 February 2012
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8. How Ford, Mazda got tangled in China's regulatory web
By Yang Jian, Automotive News ChinaShanghai -- A four-day workers' strike at an obscure state-owned Chinese automaker may sidetrack a bid by Ford and Mazda to reorganise their joint venture with Chong...
02 February 2012
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9. JCI teams up with mattress maker for thin car seat concept
Burscheid, Germany -- Johnson Controls International has joined with luxury mattress manufacturer Harrison Spinks Ltd to integrate pocketed coil spring developed from mattress technology into an autom...
01 February 2012
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10. Sooner Holdings changes name to Flying Eagle PU Technical Corp.
Fujian, China -- Sooner Holdings, Inc., which produces polyurethane leather for the shoe industry in China, has changed its name to Flying Eagle PU Technical Corp.The company’s primary business is to ...
01 February 2012
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