Jan 2, 2023 | News
(24.11.22) Covestro recently started up the production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) for the Vulkollan® raw material at a newly built plant in its Map Ta Phut site in Thailand. The groundbreaking of the plant happened almost exactly two years ago, in late 2020. The...
Jan 2, 2023 | News
(30.11.22) Under its current five-year plan, China aims at doubling its wind and solar power output by 2025. That is why also the drive for technological progress in the field of renewable energies has never been stronger. Polyurethane (PU) resin, an innovative...
Dec 30, 2022 | News
Manchester based Vita has become the first PU foam manufacturer to set science-based emissions reduction targets in line with the level of decarbonisation required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement – to limit global warming to well-below 2°C above...
Dec 30, 2022 | News
A new restriction on diisocyanates was adopted on 4 August 2020, by the European authorities under REACH, targeting respiratory and dermal sensitisation potentially caused by diisocyanates. The new restriction requires training prior to use for diisocyanates. The...
Dec 30, 2022 | News
In line with its previously announced plans to develop the supply of fluorinated specialty solution 1233zd, Arkema announced the successful start-up of the production facility of its partner Aofan in China. Additionally, Arkema has launched the construction phase of...
Dec 30, 2022 | News
Since August 1, 2022, Volker Schiffer is leading Fecken-Kirfel as single managing director. The shareholders are relying on a strong team in sales and technology under his trusted leadership. The sales department, led by Francis Pinckers (vice-president sales), is...
