1. MFRI gains $21 million orders for insulating subsea flowlines
By Liz White, UT staff
Niles, Illinois—MFRI Inc. announced 23 March that its Perma-Pipe Inc. subsidiary has gained orders worth more than $21.5 million from oil and gas companies to pre-insulate sub-...
24 March 2006
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2. Bayer raises prices of aromatic polyisocyanates
Leverkusen, Germany—As from 1 April 2006, Bayer MaterialScience AG is raising its prices for the aromatic polyisocyanates Desmodur L, Desmodur IL and Desmodur HL in Europe, the Middle East and Africa....
24 March 2006
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3. Air Products may sell amines bus, restructure PU intermediates
By Liz White, UT staff
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania—Air Products is examining the sale of its Amines and Polymers businesses and plans to restructure its Polyurethane Intermediates business. The gro...
22 March 2006
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4. Hennecke to open new PU spraying and metering centre
Sankt Augustin, Germany—On 23 March, polyurethane equipment specialist Hennecke GmbH is inaugurating a state-of-the-art spraying and metering centre for PU processing technologies at its site in Sankt...
22 March 2006
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5. Amerityre stock to be traded on NASDAQ
From Rubber & Plastics News
Boulder City, Nevada—Polyurethane tyre developer Amerityre Corp., which has yet to turn a profit in 45 quarters of existence, will begin trading its common stock 21 March ...
21 March 2006
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6. Solvay raises caprolactones prices
Warrington, UK—Solvay Caprolactones is to increase prices for all its CAPA products from 10 April 2006 by Euro100/tonne, or local equivalent, where contracts and commitments allow.
Factors behind ...
21 March 2006
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7. Dow shuts idled TDI production train at Freeport
By Liz White, UT staff
Midland, Michigan—Dow Chemical Co. said 20 March 2006 that it intends to permanently close at its Train I production line for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) at Freeport, Texas. The...
20 March 2006
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8. Recticel buys Spanish foamer ICOA
By Liz White, UT staff
Brussels—Recticel is buying Spanish flexible foam group Icoa, in a deal which will double its sales in Spain to some Euro 80 million ($96.7 million)
The Belgian foamer anno...
16 March 2006
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9. Recticel sees strong earnings in Europe, but US problems produce a loss
By Liz White, UT staff
Major Belgian foamer Recticel has confirmed its earlier prediction of strong earnings growth in Europe, offset by negative automotive results in the US.
Sales for Rectice...
13 March 2006
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10. Chemtura raises prices of brominated flame retardants
Middlebury, Connecticut—Chemtura Corp. is to raise prices for a wide range of brominated flame retardants by up to 10 percent from 1 April 2006, or as contracts allow.
These price increases "help ...
13 March 2006
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