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Wanhua Chemical Acquires Vencorex’s Isocyanate Business
On April 10, 2025, Wanhua Chemical announced its successful acquisition of Vencorex’s specialty isocyanate business, marking a...
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Apr 171 min read


Kingspan Breaks Ground on €280m Campus in Ukraine
Kingspan Group has received its first building permit to start construction on a state-of-the-art Building Technology Manufacturing...
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Apr 31 min read


Honeywell to Spin Off Advanced Materials Division
Honeywell has decided to spin off its Advanced Materials business, which will be named Solstice Advanced Materials after its tax-free...
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Mar 271 min read


Covestro Completes Modernisation of Dormagen TDI Plant
Covestro has successfully completed the modernisation of its Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) plant in Dormagen, significantly enhancing...
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Mar 202 min read


Econic and Romania's Chimcomplex Sign MoU for CO2-Based Polyols Production
Chimcomplex, a leading chemical industry player in Romania, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Econic Technologies, a...
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Oct 24, 20241 min read


Shielding Local Industries: Antidumping Duties on Polyurethane Raw Materials
Introduction Antidumping duties are trade protection measures imposed by a country to shield its domestic industry from foreign companies...
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Jul 18, 20243 min read


How the Red Sea Crisis is Reshaping the Global Polyurethane Trade and Raw Material Supply
The ongoing crisis in the Red Sea has had a substantial impact on the global polyurethane market and its raw material supply. The...
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Jul 5, 20242 min read


IKEA, NABU, and The Mattress Association Unite for Recycling Mattresses
It is important that mattresses are capable of being recycled. NABU, in collaboration with the mattress association and IKEA Germany, is...
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Jun 12, 20242 min read


Kimpur Expands Capacity with Ravago Petrokimya Partnership
Ravago Petrokimya A.Åž., a leading global company in the distribution and recycling of plastic and rubber materials, has formed a highly...
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May 30, 20242 min read


India Proposes Anti-dumping Duty on Polyols Form China and Thailand
The Indian Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) proposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Thai flexible slabstock polyol...
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May 29, 20241 min read


BASF Expands Production, Opens Polyurethane Tech Center in India
In May, the Polyurethane Technical Development Center India would be established to facilitate the market development of polyurethane...
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May 23, 20242 min read
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