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POLYURETHANE MARKET World TPU demand to rise by 2.5% in 2025 / Growth relies on specialised grades and advanced formulations – IAL Consultants report	27.03.2025
BIESTERFELD German distributor extends partnership for BASF TPU to Northern Europe	24.03.2025
BASF Petrochemical giant plans MDI expansion in Shanghai / Group capacity set to rise nearly 500,000 t/y	03.03.2025
MDI US launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports / Move instigated by BASF, Dow	18.02.2025
PLIXXENT PU system house operator opens sales centre in France	17.02.2025
FOAM RECYCLING Dutch platform Circularise advances PU foam recycling with digital product passports	30.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: POLYMER PRICES Cheaper materials from Asia pressure European manufacturers / PU, PET under special focus / Trump policies could raise European production costs / “If construction doesn´t take off by March, the year is over.”	17.12.2024
VENCOREX Takeover deadline extension for insolvent French isocyanate manufacturer / BorsodChem offers nominal price	29.11.2024
PETRO RABIGH Plans for more polyol activities in Saudi Arabia announced / Partnership with China's Jiahua Chemicals	25.11.2024
CHIMCOMPLEX Plans for carbon-based polyols / UK Econic as licensor	12.11.2024
PEARL Polymer producer opens PU system house in Vietnam / Production in Egypt, India to follow	04.11.2024
LANXESS Buyer of PU activities found in Japan's Ube / Proceeds to reduce debt	04.10.2024
RUSSIA Several industries face turbulence over isocyanate shortage / Trade with China sustains growing sanction pressure	17.09.2024
COVESTRO Collaboration with Carlisle on bio-circular building materials / German partner to contribute MDI	17.09.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Covestro, LYB to reportedly start up Dutch styrene plant in October / Weak styrene market expected in September	11.09.2024
PU FOAM Development of thermal insulation foam from bio-polyols made of cherry seeds – research	15.08.2024
KIMPUR PU system house to produce for Ravago / Significant capacity expansion planned for Turkish site	26.07.2024
COVESTRO Launch of R&D project on recycling PU mattress foam / Study of both mechanical and chemical reclaim tech	17.06.2024
UPDATE - WOLF GROUP PU foam plant in Spain goes into operation	03.06.2024
MOL Polyol production in Hungary goes into operation / Sole integrated producer in Central and Eastern Europe	27.05.2024
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI: Dow declares force majeure on facilities in Freeport, Texas	23.05.2024
BORSODCHEM MDI: Force majeure lifted at HQ site in Hungary	23.05.2024
PEARL PU system house opens first European office in Germany / Capacities to be expanded	10.05.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI, PA 6: BASF declares force majeure on polyurethane feedstock / FM on polyamide extended	25.04.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Styrene, propylene oxide, polyether polyols: Covestro, LyondellBasell declare force majeure	28.03.2024

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