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Evonik acquires PU additives business of BYK-Chemie
Evonik Industries is strengthening its position in the market for additives required in polyurethane foam production. Today, the group has acquired the Silbyk PU foam additives business from BYK-Chemie GmbH, Wesel, Germany, a division of Altana AG.The acquisition includes the existing business contacts and expertise in the manufacture of Silbyk products for the PU foam industry and complements ...
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Evonik Industries |
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Dow CEO says US economy in “slow recovery”
Dow Chemical's CEO Andrew Liveris said the US economy is in a “slow recovery period” and will benefit from “optimistic” rhetoric on job creation heading into November elections. The US seems to have avoided a double-dip recession as “prudent interventions” aid the recovery, Liveris said in an interview in New York.“We are still living in this kind of opaqueness that should worry us all”, said ...
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The Dow Chemical Company |
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Eragel ZR providing comfort
A soft polyurethane gel suitable for a variety of applications providing comfort and
reducing strain on the body!Suitable applications for Eragel ZR include:- Anti Fatigue Mats
- Cushioning
- Gel Cushions for ladies shoes - Provide cushioning for the balls and heels of your
feet
- Gel Filled Bike Seat
- Gel Filled Mouse pads to reduce repetitive strain injury - Impact Dampening
- Keyboard ...
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Era Polymers |
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Flexible plant technology at the Hennecke ELASTOLINE Days
When it comes to processing polyurethane-based cast systems and raw materials,
Hennecke GmbH has been setting the standards for six decades. Machines from the
ELASTOLINE series are a familiar term for elastomer processors all over the world. On
the occasion of this year's ELASTOLINE Days at Hennecke's corporate headquarters,
interested processors and representatives from the press were ...
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Hennecke |
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Stepan Europe Purchases Alfa Systems Sp. z o.o. in Brzeg Dolny, Poland
Stepan Company today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Stepan
Europe S.A.S., has acquired all of the shares of Alfa Systems Sp. z o.o.
from its shareholders, Chemitex Holding Limited and Chemovil Holdings
Limited. The purchase includes Alfa Systems' new plant located in Brzeg
Dolny, just outside of Wroclaw, Poland with 25,000 metric tons of
polyester polyol capacity and ...
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Stepan Europe |
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Petro Rabigh Signs An Agreement to Establish New “ Polyol” Processing Plants
In its capacity as the only producer of propylene oxide in the Gulf
region and the Middle East with a production capability of 200,000 tons
per year, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh)
signed an agreement with two joint companies: Saudi Advanced Industries
Company (SAIC) and the National Industries Company whereby
Petro Rabigh provides propylene oxide for the two ...
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PetroRabigh |
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The PU Institute goes on-line: 8 e-Conferences now available on PU2PU
The PU Institute is a school for people working in the Polyurethane field. Its keynote is experience.Our Industry is a complex science requiring knowledge based on both theory and experience. Throughout the world there is a wealth of such experience. It would be regrettable should this knowhow somehow disappear without being passed down to technicians, sales persons, purchasers, managers....all ...
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The PU Institute |
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Dow launches additions to its Duramould polyurethane systems range
Dow Formulated Systems has launched additions to its Duramould polyurethane systems range for mould making, rapid prototyping, pattern-making and tooling.Dow says these recently introduced hand-mixable Duramould ETM grades are aimed at manufacturers of form liners and can also be used for stamping pads for pre-cast and decorative concrete forms.They offer low viscosity materials for ...
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Dow Formulated Systems |
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Polyurethane insulation for efficient cold chain – energy balance of 16:1
Minus 20 degrees Celsius: A frozen pizza must not get any warmer
than that before it makes its way into the consumer’s freezer. And
polyurethane rigid-foam insulation made by BASF Polyurethanes is an
integral part of this logistical “cooling feat”. But the insulation not
only has to be efficient in terms of retaining the cold but also has to
behave sustainably when it comes to energy ...
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BASF Polyurethanes |
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Plastics Industry Adds New Polyurethanes Data To Life Cycle Database
Recently, the American Chemistry Council released a new report
containing an in-depth look at the environmental profiles for the
production of nine common plastic resins and four polyurethane
precursors. Known as a life cycle inventory, or simply LCI, the study
offers a cradle-to-resin (or "cradle-to-gate") picture of plastics
production. Prepared by life cycle firm Franklin Associates, ...
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The American Chemistry Council |
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