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A success story of the UTECH Europe 2012

Held in the year the industry celebrates 75 years since the initial patent marking the advent of polyurethanes chemistry, UTECH Europe 2012 attracted 160 exhibiting companies, a 14% increase from when the event was last held in 2009.

2012-04-25 fairs

Bayer MaterialScience: lighter than water

Bayer MaterialScience develops polyurethane system for even more energy-efficient vehicles

2012-04-18 polyurethanes (PUR)

Bayer MaterialScience develops polyurethane systems for engine enclosures

Lightweight construction is trump in the automotive industry. But now the railroad industry is also thinking more seriously about weight reduction programs for diesel trains, for example, to reduce fuel consumption, costs and carbon dioxide emissions.

2012-03-29 polyurethanes (PUR)

UTECH showcases insulant of choice for low energy buildings

Developments in the use of polyurethane-based products in the building and construction sector will be explored at the UTECH Europe Conference.

2012-03-16 polyurethanes (PUR)

Polyurethane developments for automative applications drive interest in UTECH

The increasingly important role of polyurethanes in the automotive industry will be evident at UTECH Europe this year, with experts discussing some of the latest advances relevant to the sector during the three-day conference.

2012-03-08 polyurethanes (PUR)

Bayer CO2 project among best ideas for the future

A Bayer project for using the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide as a component for plastics is among Germany’s most promising ideas for the future.

2012-02-09 innovations

UTECH celebrates 75 years of global polyurethanes industry

75 years after Prof. Otto Bayer’s initial patent marking the advent of polyurethanes chemistry in 1937, the organisers of UTECH Europe 2012 taking place in Maastricht, The Netherlands 17-19 April, have announced the full speaker programme for the three-day conference and confirmed that the accompanying exhibition will be the biggest ever staged.

2012-01-09 fairs