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...
The Vita Group becomes first PU foam manufacturer to have its climate targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative
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...Safe use of diisocyanates/PU training – updated information
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...Arkema achieved two major steps in its plans to develop the supply of Forane 1233ZD
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...
