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Composite material for leather goods industry with Huntsman's TPU

Italian company Forestali has developed an innovative composite material for the leather goods industry using a special grade of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

2016-02-24 composites

Snow chains with thermoplastic polyurethane from BASF

French textile and rubber company Joubert Productions, Ambert, is for the first time putting on the market snow chains whose chain links are made entirely from plastic.

2016-02-17 thermoplastic

Covestro closes MDI plant in Spain

Plan is to close the MDI plant in Tarragona, but retain the site as chemical park and center for Polyurethane systems.

2015-12-07 polyurethanes (PUR)

BASF starts operations at 300,000-metric-ton TDI plant

On Tuesday BASF officially inaugurated the new TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant at its Ludwigshafen site.

2015-11-17 chemicals

Covestro improves operating result

Materials manufacturer Covestro substantially improved its operating result in the third quarter of 2015.

2015-10-28 polycarbonate (PC)

BASF at the A+A 2015 in Düsseldorf

This year BASF is presenting its new polyurethane and thermoplastic polyurethane portfolio for work and safety shoes at the A+A 2015.

2015-10-22 polyurethanes (PUR)

Lightweight material for tough applications

Schwalbe's new Evo Tube uses thermoplastic polyurethane from BASF.

2015-09-01 polyurethanes (PUR)

Covestro Management Board named

The Supervisory Board of Bayer MaterialScience AG has named the members of the future Covestro Board of Management effective September 1, 2015.

2015-08-17 top management and companies

Cannon at Fakuma 2015

At Fakuma2015 the Cannon Group will present the latest developments in the processing technologies for Polyurethanes and Composites.

2015-08-03 polyurethanes (PUR)

KraussMaffei at PU China

KraussMaffei is presenting its machine-based and process technology-related expertise involving components made from polyurethane and fiber-reinforced composites.

2015-07-13 polyurethanes (PUR)