Centuary Mattresses, the retail brand of Shree Malani Foams, is stretching out beyond the bedroom and into the living room with a new line of sofas. The company is positioning its sofas as high-quality, premium products at accessible price points, with the marketing tagline “Comfort Re-engineered”. This strategic move allows the brand, already trusted for quality mattresses, to diversify into lifestyle seating solutions. The company has invested ₹50 crore in a 1,20,000 sq. ft

Stahl, a global leader in speciality coatings for flexible materials, has unveiled PermaQure® EPU, a long-lasting embossable polyurethane (EPU) solution designed to enhance synthetic leather and PU-coated textiles across fashion, upholstery, footwear and more. Showcased at K 2025, the innovation builds on Stahl’s PermaQure® high-solids PU platform to deliver a robust embossing window and durable grain quality, ensuring seamless compatibility with existing PVC embossing lines.

OrthoLite layed the foundation for the OrthoLite Foaming Plant in India. This marks a significant step forward in OrthoLite’s strategy to localize the entire product creation process from end to end while strengthening service and production capabilities to support regional and global brand partners. “We will produce the full OrthoLite range of comfort foams as we ramp up, including standard PU comfort insoles, hybrid formulations with recycled and regrind content, and low-de

Clariant has completed its CHF 100 million investment in the Daya Bay facility, with the second production line set to become fully...

CANNON Viking will showcase its new LayDown VariMaster system, a patented solution for continuous slabstock foam block production, at...

Paris–La Défense – Safic-Alcan has acquired a majority stake in Peru-based specialty chemical distributor Anders, strengthening its...

Fully updated editions of 3 regional volumes, with nearly 40 new system houses added since the last edition   ...

Lubrizol is introducing new grades of TPU designed for cables, films and adhesives. The products will be on display at the forthcoming K...

Publication: September 2025 IAL Consultants is pleased to announce the publication of its report on the polyurethane chemicals and...

The Mipa Group is advancing its international growth strategy with a stronger focus on Western Europe. On 1 September 2025, its...

Vitapur Nigeria, a subsidiary of Vitafoam, has recently set up an ozone-friendly polyurethane plant in Lagos. The plant will produce...

Dow, in collaboration with Gruppo Fiori, has jointly developed a recycling process for automotive waste. This process allows for the...

Wevo has announced the establishment of WEVO Chemical India Private Limited, headquartered in Gurugram, southwest of New Delhi, as part...

Univar Solutions USA LLC, a leading global distributor of specialty ingredients and chemicals, announced that it and its Canadian...

Covestro plans to acquire two Vencorex isocyanate sites, one in the US and the other in Thailand, from Thai company PTT Global Chemical....

Serta Simmons Bedding has launched a range of bed-in-a-box mattresses. The Serta Perfect Day Mattress in a Box collection is designed by...

Lubrizol has constructed an additional innovation centre, specifically for the Southeast Asian market. The company established the centre...

Qore, a joint venture between Cargill and Helm, has officially opened its $300 million biobased 1,4-butanediol (BDO) production facility...

Covestro has introduced its next-generation flame-retardant encapsulation polyurethane foam technology, which addresses the  most...

IAL Sustainability Report This study delivers an in-depth assessment of the global polyurethane (PU) industry’s shift toward...