The Evolution of Custom-Made High-Pressure Mixing Heads for the Most Demanding Polyurethane Manufacturing Applications
Authors: Andrea Bartolini (Cannon USA), Giorgio Molteni (Cannon Italy) Polyurethane dosing equipment manufacturers face more and more stringent requirements in the contemporary marketplace, due to the fast progress on the chemistry side and increasingly sophisticated...Surge in Demand for Lagoon Projects
Vital Role of Aliphatic Polyurea-based Protective Linings Highlighted The global trend of developers building residential communities centred around man-made tropical lagoons is booming in recent years, especially in landlocked greenfield sites seeking to create...OQ Chemicals Sells Dutch Esters Plant to Perstorp Group
OQ Chemicals has sold its Dutch esters plant in Amsterdam to Perstorp Group as part of a strategic realignment to optimize operational efficiency and drive growth in core business areas. OQ Chemicals will continue to serve and further grow its...Protection against vibrations and noise in urban areas
Getzner Werkstoffe is presenting sustainably produced and effective sound and vibration protection solutions to construction planners and urban developers at the BAU Munich 2025 trade fair. In addition to the material Relomer, which is based on recycled polyurethane,...Covestro to invest in Pilot Plant for Recycling of Elastomers
Covestro, a world-leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials, is announcing plans to build a pilot plant for recycling of elastomers. The investment in the double-digit million euro range is used to fund the development and construction project of the...Airtight: Ceresana Publishes Latest Report on the Global Market for Insulation Materials
Saving crude oil by using rigid foam panels made from crude oil? Styrofoam, Airpop, and co. actually save more energy than what was used to produce them. “Demand for PUR, PIR, and EPS insulation materials is currently growing in particular,” reports Oliver Kutsch,...Compliance of safety data sheets – still room for improvement
An EU-wide project of ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 35 % of the checked safety data sheets (SDS) were non-compliant. Compliance has improved compared to earlier enforcement projects, but more efforts are needed to further enhance the quality of information to...BASF in Lemförde expands sustainable product portfolio
BASF completes the certification program International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS at its production site in Lemförde, Germany to produce biomass-balanced thermoplastic polyurethanes. Also, the annual recertification according to REDcert2 was...Industry-first: Adient, Jaguar Land Rover and Dow develop closed-loop PU foam seats
Adient, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), and Dow have worked together to produce seat foam for the luxury car manufacturer’s vehicles using closed-loop recycled components. This represents an industry-first in the automotive sector, heading towards a circular economy and a...Ingevity and Nordmann expand partnership
Nordmann and American multinational Ingevity are expanding their partnership to supply Capa® polyols in several additional European countries. From the beginning of November, Nordmann will be distributing Capa products not only in the DACH region, the Nordic countries...
