1. UK foam converter fined for polluting river
By David Reed, UT Editor
Rochdale, UK—The UK’s Environment Agency has prosecuted GNG Foam Converters (Lancashire) Ltd, a polyurethane foam converter, for polluting a river close to its site in Litt...
29 July 2005
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2. Foamex adds automotive unit in Michigan
By David Reed, UT Editor
Linwood, Pennsylvania—Foamex International Inc., the leading manufacturer of flexible polyurethane and advanced polymer foam products in North America, has created a Detroi...
29 July 2005
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3. MBO saves UK plastics coatings firm
By David Reed, UT Editor
Thetford, UK—A management buy-out of Peerless Plastics and Coatings, a leading provider of speciality plastic coatings, has secured the future of the business and the jobs ...
29 July 2005
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4. Space shuttle fleet grounded as insulating foam falls from Discovery fuel tank
By Liz White, UT staff
Kennedy Space Center, Florida—The US space agency NASA has grounded its fleet of space shuttles, following the launch of its ‘return to flight’ Discovery mission on 27 July. Bu...
28 July 2005
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5. Albemarle plans China technical centre for FRs
By Nina Ying Sun, UT Akron Bureau
Nanjing, China—Speciality chemicals maker Albemarle Corp. has signed a letter of intent to acquire land in China for service and production facilities.
Richmond, ...
28 July 2005
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6. Stylish bathing in Porsche bathtub
By David Reed, UT Editor
Leverkusen, Germany—A bathtub designed by FA Porsche Design seems like the most ludicrously self-indulgent idea I have heard of in quite a while. I mean, who would see you ...
26 July 2005
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7. Understanding Polyurethanes: their formulations and applications
By David Reed, UT Editor
Shawbury, UK —The 6th international polyurethanes training seminar will be held 11-13 Oct. at Rapra Technology Ltd., Shawbury, UK.
Now an annual event, this attracts de...
25 July 2005
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8. European construction chemicals federation formed
Brussels—EFCC, the European Federation for Construction Chemicals, is the name of a new association formed in Brussels 13 July. It brings together typical construction chemical manufacturers such as S...
20 July 2005
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9. UK Urethane Group to disappear
By Liz White, UT staff
Hertford, UK—The UK Urethane Group, founded in 1965 as a section of the Plastics and Rubber Institute, under the chairmanship of Dr Jack Buist, is about to be wound up.
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19 July 2005
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10. Turkish foamers upgrade
Horgen, Switzerland—Following the introduction of its Voranol Voractiv polyols in the Turkish market last year, Dow Chemical Co. says that materials based on these catalytically active polyols are qui...
19 July 2005
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