Organisers of UTECH Europe, the world-leading polyurethanes exhibition and conference that returns to the MECC in Maastricht, the Netherlands from 20 to 22 April 2027, are calling for papers for the three-day strategic conference.
As the polyurethane industry marks its 90th anniversary, the UTECH Europe 2027 conference will examine which sustainable technologies and business models are proving commercially viable, how regulatory and reporting frameworks are reshaping product development and supply chains, and where innovation is delivering real-world performance, traceability and profitability.
Across applications including insulation, automotive, furniture, mattresses, appliances, coatings and elastomers, UTECH Europe 2027 will highlight the next stage of polyurethane innovation: scalable circularity, digital transformation, advanced recycling, safer materials and data-driven manufacturing.
Topics of particular interest include:
- Chemical recycling of flexible polyurethane foam
- Depolymerisation, glycolysis and pyrolysis technologies
- Rigid PU and PIR waste as feedstock
- Recycled and bio-based polyols at commercial scale
- Designing polyurethane products for circular recovery
- Mattress recycling and extended producer responsibility schemes
- Mass balance approaches and carbon accounting
- Traceability, sustainability verification and digital product passports
- CSRD reporting and compliance challenges
- Circularity and sustainability in CASE applications
- Safer chemistry and progress toward commercially viable non-isocyanate polyurethane technologies
- Occupational exposure, stewardship and regulatory adaptation
- Low-GWP rigid foam systems and blowing agent transitions
- Polyurethane solutions for EV battery protection and thermal management
- Automotive recycling and closed-loop material systems
- Fire safety and evolving performance requirements
- AI in polyurethane formulation and processing
- Digital twins, foaming simulation and predictive manufacturing
- Process optimisation, defect prediction and quality control
- Digitalisation across flexible foam, rigid insulation and elastomer production
- Competitiveness, investment and the future of polyurethane manufacturing in Europe
UTECH Europe 2027 welcomes technical papers, case studies, commercial implementation stories and application-led presentations from across the global polyurethane industry. Submissions are invited from organisations throughout the polyurethane value chain, including raw material suppliers, system houses, foam producers, recyclers, machinery manufacturers, OEMs, technology developers, research organisations and end users of polyurethane materials. International perspectives are encouraged where they provide relevance and value to the European market.
Organisations wishing to present a paper at the UTECH Europe 2027 conference should complete the online submission form at: https://www.utecheurope.eu/conference/call-for-papers . Submissions must be received by 31 July 2026.
Companies already confirmed as exhibiting at UTECH Europe 2027 include industry leaders BASF, Cannon, Covestro, Evonik, Huntsman, Lanxess, Momentive, PLIXXENT, Repsol, Shell Chemical and Wanhua Borsodchem as well as machinery suppliers, systems houses, technical consultancies, and test laboratories.
Held at the MECC in Maastricht, UTECH Europe is uniquely placed as the only truly international exhibition and conference for the polyurethanes industry. Unique to Europe is the sheer breadth of the applications of polyurethanes technology from automotive interiors, medical devices, textiles and footwear through to insulation, adhesives and coatings.
To stay up-to-date with the latest information and details for UTECH Europe 2027, please visit the event website: www.utecheurope.eu
