Downturn in European flexible foam demand continues / TDI supply expected to improve / Mattress recycling making progress
European demand for flexible PU foam has continued to decline this year following the declining market requirements witnessed at the end of last year, according to industry association Europur. The region covered in the data, the EU27 plus the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey, showed a production increase of 1.7% to 1.73 mn t in 2021, with demand starting to fall in the fourth quarter. During the first quarter of 2022,... (26.09.2022)