www.pieweb.com
Middle East Conflict
Latest news and market reports on the impact on the plastics industry.
To the topic page

Companies Polymers PUR

COVESTRO
Circular economy advancements and expansion of digital services / Premium concept for automotive interior design at “K”
17.10.2019
DOMO / COVESTRO
Collaborative project to improve plastics traceability / Partnership with blockchain start-up Circularise
14.10.2019
HUNTSMAN
Opening of PU systems house in Dubai / Base for expansion into Middle East and North Africa
19.09.2019
WANHUA
Two isocyanate acquisitions / Swedish plant manufacturer Chematur and China's Connell Polyurethane
12.08.2019
HUNTSMAN
Q2 results weaker due to soft demand / Core profit in 2019 expected to drop 20% year on year
02.08.2019
COVESTRO
Q2 EBITDA cut by more than half, led by Polyurethanes and Polycarbonates / Full-year 2019 outlook confirmed
29.07.2019
ASAHI KASEI
Additional production capacity for artificial leather
24.07.2019
BASF
EBIT profit in 2019 estimated to contract / Q2 sales down
11.07.2019
BASF
Footwear centres opened or expanded in Italy, Taiwan and the US
08.07.2019
BASF
New structural realignment plans unveiled / 6,000 job losses to up to 2021
28.06.2019
COVESTRO
European PU systems houses business to be sold to H.I.G. Capital
18.06.2019
BASF
Collaboration with Chinese steel company Wiskind / PU sandwich panels for the cold chain
07.06.2019
COVESTRO
Sucheta Govil new CCO / Management board now complete
07.06.2019
DKSH
Swiss distributor markets Huntsman's MDI in India
20.05.2019
COVESTRO
Q1 profits plunge / Core profit at Polycarbones and Polyurethanes slump / Full-year 2019 guidance confirmed
03.05.2019
BASF
Next phase of MDI expansion plans in Louisiana / Additional EUR 77m investment
18.04.2019
DOW
First DowDuPont spin-off starts up / Other units to follow in June
05.04.2019
COVESTRO
Conversion of German TDI plant to MDI delayed
22.03.2019
BASF
Further expansion at German site Schwarzheide being mooted / Possible construction of plant for battery materials
20.03.2019
COVESTRO
Earnings fall below 2018 mark / Weaker Q4 performance / Lower margins forecast in more competitive environment
26.02.2019
HUNTSMAN
Weaker earnings in Q4 / Quarterly core profit at Polyurethanes and Advanced Materials shrink
20.02.2019
COVESTRO / HAIER
Joint Chinese digitalisation lab with Haier / Qingdao appliances giant completes acquisition of Italian competitor Candy
04.02.2019
COVESTRO
Optimisation of PU chemical recycling / European "PUReSmart" project
30.01.2019
COVESTRO
Stake in DCP increased to 80% / Joint venture with Japan's DIC
04.12.2018
COVESTRO
Digitalisation of R&D being stepped up / Cooperation with German university
28.11.2018
Seite 13 von 33
Topic search
Plastics Information Europe
  • Polymer Prices (6.392)
    • Petrochemicals (579)
    • Standard Thermoplastics (1.028)
    • PET (260)
    • Engineering Thermoplastics (268)
    • Recyclate (397)
      • General (6)
      • Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (195)
      • Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (196)
    • Polyurethanes (260)
    • High Performance Polymers (2)
    • Composites (194)
    • Announcements (2.627)
    • World Regions (617)
      • China (314)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (158)
        • Engineering Thermoplastics (156)
      • North America (179)
      • Russia (124)
    • Spot Prices (136)
    • Forecasts (24)
  • Companies (36.366)
    • Polymer Materials (17.891)
      • Petrochemicals (3.248)
      • Charge (1.928)
        • General (99)
        • Masterbatches (343)
        • Additives (815)
        • Colours (396)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (275)
      • Polymers (11.511)
        • General (745)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (3.997)
          • General (113)
          • Polyolefins (2.033)
          • Polystyrenes (358)
          • PVC (703)
          • Polyester (581)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (209)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (3.379)
          • General (352)
          • Styrene Copolymers (275)
          • PC/PMMA (479)
          • Polyamides (956)
          • POM/PBT/PP (329)
          • Technical Compounds (988)
        • PUR (814)
        • Other (2.576)
          • General (105)
          • Composites/Thermosets (414)
          • High Performance (644)
          • Biopolymers (718)
          • Elastomers/TPE (384)
          • Recyclate (311)
      • Distribution (1.204)
    • Machinery (1.130)
      • General (32)
      • Plant Construction (145)
      • Core Machines (764)
        • General (92)
        • Extrusion (183)
        • Injection Moulding (384)
        • Blow Moulding (73)
        • Foam (12)
        • PUR (16)
        • Compression Moulding (4)
      • Peripherals (184)
        • General (34)
        • Control Systems (4)
        • Automatisation (34)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (99)
        • Components (13)
      • Finishing (5)
    • Processing (7.459)
      • General (935)
      • Extrusion (2.422)
        • General (129)
        • Flexible Films (1.172)
        • Rigid Films/Sheet (391)
        • Pipes (358)
        • Profiles/Rods (264)
        • Other (108)
      • Injection Moulding (1.813)
      • Blow Moulding (537)
      • PUR (337)
      • Other (1.167)
        • General (131)
        • Foam (317)
        • Composites/Thermosets (360)
        • Thermoforming (229)
        • Rotational Moulding (33)
        • Additive Manufacturing (97)
      • Finishing (248)
    • Application (7.672)
      • General (140)
      • Packaging (3.313)
      • Construction (758)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.762)
      • Electrical Appliances (354)
      • Consumer Goods (704)
      • Medical (415)
      • Technical (226)
    • Other (2.214)
      • Recycling/Disposal (1.770)
      • Services (262)
      • Logistics (182)
  • Commercial Register (165)
    • Insolvency (159)
    • Changes (6)
  • Markets (24.828)
    • Polymer Materials (10.704)
      • Petrochemicals (2.636)
      • Charge (889)
        • General (40)
        • Masterbatches (100)
        • Additives (350)
        • Colours (164)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (235)
      • Polymers (6.771)
        • General (878)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (2.552)
          • General (74)
          • Polyolefins (1.276)
          • Polystyrenes (168)
          • PVC (526)
          • Polyester (365)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (143)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (1.360)
          • General (90)
          • Styrene Copolymers (118)
          • PC/PMMA (163)
          • Polyamides (475)
          • POM/PBT/PP (114)
          • Technical Compounds (400)
        • PUR (478)
        • Other (1.503)
          • General (47)
          • Composites/Thermosets (302)
          • High Performance (314)
          • Biopolymers (444)
          • Elastomers/TPE (149)
          • Recyclate (247)
      • Other Materials (61)
      • Distribution (347)
    • Machinery (528)
      • General (133)
      • Plant Construction (15)
      • Core Machines (308)
        • General (118)
        • Extrusion (37)
        • Injection Moulding (131)
        • Blow Moulding (15)
        • PUR (5)
        • Compression Moulding (2)
      • Peripherals (72)
        • General (21)
        • Automatisation (17)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
    • Processing (1.766)
      • General (473)
      • Extrusion (628)
        • General (20)
        • Flexible Films (305)
        • Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
        • Pipes (75)
        • Profiles/Rods (91)
        • Other (11)
      • Injection Moulding (183)
      • Blow Moulding (43)
      • PUR (84)
      • Other (310)
        • General (20)
        • Foam (82)
        • Composites/Thermosets (141)
        • Thermoforming (20)
        • Rotational Moulding (8)
        • Additive Manufacturing (39)
      • Finishing (45)
    • Applications (4.380)
      • General (51)
      • Packaging (2.120)
      • Construction (346)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.024)
      • Electrical Appliances (230)
      • Consumer Goods (277)
      • Medical (213)
      • Technical (63)
      • Other (56)
    • Regions and Countries (4.220)
      • World (196)
      • German-speaking Countries (502)
      • Europe (2.068)
        • General (509)
        • Italy (148)
        • France (157)
        • Spain/Portugal (106)
        • Great Britain/Ireland (526)
        • Low Countries (75)
        • Central Europe (182)
        • Scandinavia (47)
        • Russia (116)
        • Eastern Europe (59)
        • Southeastern Europe (143)
      • North America (499)
      • Asia (683)
        • General (123)
        • China (393)
        • Japan (51)
        • Korea (28)
        • India (88)
      • Middle East (149)
      • Other (40)
      • South America (83)
    • Other (3.230)
      • Recycling/Disposal (2.285)
      • Economic Trend (538)
      • Services (41)
      • Logistics (282)
      • Energy (84)
  • Production and Engineering (3.848)
    • Polymer Materials (2.397)
      • Petrochemicals (63)
      • Charge (445)
        • General (14)
        • Masterbatches (114)
        • Additives (229)
        • Colours (53)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
      • Polymers (1.858)
        • General (31)
        • Standard Themoplastics (369)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (606)
          • General (20)
          • Styrene Copolymers (63)
          • PC/PMMA (64)
          • Polyamides (209)
          • POM/PBT/PP (69)
          • Technical Compounds (181)
        • PUR (74)
        • Other (778)
          • General (23)
          • Composites/Thermosets (108)
          • High Performance (162)
          • Biopolymers (253)
          • Elastomers/TPE (115)
          • Recyclate (117)
      • Other (31)
    • Machinery (95)
      • Extrusion (20)
        • General (8)
        • Flexible Films (5)
        • Calender (3)
        • Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
        • Pipes/Profiles (3)
      • Injection Moulding (32)
        • General (16)
        • Process (10)
        • Tools (4)
        • Automatisation (2)
      • Blow Moulding (10)
      • Other (33)
    • Research (445)
      • Polymer Materials (146)
      • Technical (16)
      • Product Development (42)
      • Process (84)
      • Application (95)
      • Patents (4)
        • Polymer Materials (2)
        • Process (2)
      • Other (58)
    • New Products (871)
      • Packaging (573)
      • Construction (35)
      • Automotive / Transport (100)
      • Electrical Appliances (28)
      • Consumer Goods (51)
      • Medical (38)
      • Technical (8)
      • Other (38)
    • Other (40)
  • Management (819)
    • Purchasing (109)
    • General Management (199)
    • Company organisation (45)
    • Marketing/Sales (15)
    • Human Resources (8)
    • Finances (102)
    • Logistics (341)
  • People (1.515)
  • Industry (6.659)
    • General (1.294)
    • Associations/Institutions (2.533)
    • Legislation (1.478)
    • Environment / Health (1.344)
    • plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
  • Events (1.186)
  • Plastic Fantastic (580)
  • Commentaries (86)
  • Interviews (165)
  • Notes by Publisher (81)
© 2026 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 08/06/2026
Ref: 5sn0k045zg0omy55q1v0j0ax
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?node=100116&page=13&pageid=302