

EUROPUR: Supply Situation Improves / Prices of Raw Materials Historically High
22.12.2022 Even though gas prices in Europe have receded compared to the summer, they remain historically high and volatile in Europe, creating difficulties for the entire chemicals industry, in which gas is used both as a raw material and as a source of energy. As...Chemical Mattress Recycling – Good Alternative or Greenwashing??
Last year I received numerous press releases about various recycling methods for mattresses and about who is collaborating with whom – here’s an alphabetical extract: BASF and NEVEON co-operate on mattress recycling BASF and foam specialist NEVEON are working together...IAL Consultants: An Overview of the Global Market for Polyols
This new four-volume study updates the information included in IAL’s previous studies on aliphatic polyester polyols and aromatic polyester polyols published in 2019 and includes two brand new reports on polyether polyols and eco-friendly polyols. Data in this report...BORN NOT TO BURN – the new graphite foam from NEVEON
(Nov. 2022) At the 2022 Foam Expo Europe, NEVEON proudly presented the latest addition to its foam family and thus two firsts. On the one hand, highly flame-retardant, graphite moulded foam for demanding comfort applications in mass transport such as aircraft and...Covestro launches production for Vulkollan raw materials in Thailand
(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...Covestro and TMT launch their 1000th polyurethane wind rotor blade
(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...