Foam Expo Europe 2025 !!!
Foam Expo Europe (Stuttgart, Germany, November 11-13, 2025) is Europe’s premier showcase for innovations in foam materials and manufacturing. This FREE event connects industry leaders and technical experts while featuring cutting-edge technologies and expert-led...ECHA adds one hazardous chemical to the Candidate List
ECHA’s Member State Committee confirmed the addition of 1,1′-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) to the list in its October meeting. The substance has very persistent and very bioaccumulative properties and is used as a flame retardant in various...Huntsman and Steitz Secura deliver breakthrough in sustainable safety footwear
Innovative new approach closes the loop on scrap polyurethane (PU) – integrating it back into footwear Huntsman, in collaboration with Steitz Secura, has developed a breakthrough polyurethane (PU) solution that can help improve the circularity of safety...From Waste to Value: Recycling Automotive Shredder Residue and Bio-Waste into High-Value Feedstock
A new research study by ETH Zurich, in collaboration with BASF SE, has investigated an alternative route for mixed plastic waste streams from end-of-life vehicles: to recycle it alongside biomass. The results show: the recycling of one kg of automotive shredder...COIM SPA and Manali Petrochemicals Ltd will enter into a binding to acquire Notedome Ltd
COIM has reached an agreement in principle with Manali Petrochemicals Ltd. for the acquisition of Notedome, a UK-based polyurethane systems company specializing in the elastomer sector. COIM and MPL will finalize and execute a binding Share Purchase Agreement (SPA),...BBG sets new standards with Vertipour: the world’s first solution for vertical glass encapsulation
BBG, the system partner for the plastics processing industry, presents Vertipour, the first process for the vertical encapsulation of glass panels with polyurethane (PUR). The vertical filling process has a noticeably positive effect on component quality, particularly...Huntsman to celebrate 50 years of KRYSTALFLEX TPU safety glazing technologies
Huntsman Corporation will exhibit at GlassBuild America this November, highlighting key products from its KRYSTALFLEX TPU laminating film portfolio, while celebrating fifty years of the technology, which is used to create architectural and vehicle safety glazing. At...Get your organisation ready for the new occupational exposure limits for diisocyanates.
Directive (EU) 2024/869 introduces new occupational exposure limit values (OELs) for diisocyanates across the European Union. Join our live 3.5-hour online webinar to understand what the Directive means for you. This intensive session translates complex legal text...Advanced Recycling Conference 2025: Depolymerisation Technologies for PU, PET, and PS
19-20 November 2025 – hybrid event, Cologne (Germany) Alongside core-topics like plastics and polymer recycling, this year’s program explores new developments in biochemical, textile and automotive recycling, plus digital tools supporting scalable solutions for...BASF and Carlyle reach binding transaction agreement on coatings business to create a leading standalone company
BASF and funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), in partnership with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), have entered into a binding agreement relating to BASF’s automotive OEM coatings, automotive refinish coatings, and surface treatment...European plastics industry at cliff edge as competitiveness collapses
New data shows dwindling market share, falling turnover and stalling circular transition. New figures published 8th October 2025 in Plastics the Fast Facts 2025 confirm the rapid and continuing decline in the competitiveness of European plastics manufacturing. Despite...
