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...
1st of September 2025, Covestro celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Since its carve-out from Bayer in 2015, the company has developed into a global leader in high-performance polymer materials and a pioneer in circular economy solutions. With a strong focus on...
With the successful start-up of its 15 kt Forane® 1233zd production unit in Calvert City, Kentucky, Arkema continues to develop its low Global Warming Potential (GWP) fluorospecialties, to meet the increasing demand for more sustainable solutions in building...
Covestro has signed an agreement with Vencorex Holding SAS, a subsidiary of Thai chemical company PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, to acquire two legal entities with stand-alone production sites for HDI (Hexamethylene Diisocyanate) derivates in Rayong,...
With the integration of our advanced AI-based Optiwise system into PURFORM slabstock plants, we are reshaping the future of polyurethane foam block production monitoring and control. Optiwise harnesses cutting-edge artificial intelligence to deliver real-time...
How many billions of euros can the construction industry expect? Europe’s construction industry is eagerly awaiting the details of the German “Special Fund for Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality” and the “Made for Germany” initiative. Some of the gigantic...
Kimpur has successfully obtained the IATF 16949:2016 certification — the international quality management system standard for the automotive industry. This significant achievement not only lays a solid foundation for Kimpur’s global growth strategy in the automotive...
Turning theory into reality In the R&D stage of this project, each panel was created by hand in our lab using dedicated machinery and specialized measurement instruments. Making VIPs with polyurethane cores With this process, the cores are preformed, but must be...
Turning Waste into Value As industries worldwide prioritize sustainability, efficient methods for recycling and reusing materials have become essential. Rigid polyurethane (PU) foam, commonly used in the production of sandwich insulation panels, often generates...
H&S Anlagentechnik and Ikano Industry commission second plant in Mexico H&S Anlagentechnik has successfully launched a new polyurethane (PU) recycling plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, marking a significant milestone for sustainable PU processing in Latin...
