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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PU: Covestro declares force majeure on TDI and polyols from Germany	17.07.2025
POLYURETHANE MARKET Strong Indian consumption boosts Asian market in 2024 / Positive outlook for next five years, with fastest growth in India and Indonesia – IAL Consultants	16.07.2025
KIMPUR Turkish PU system house enters recycling business / PET bottle waste processed into polyols	14.07.2025
COVESTRO EU to review Adnoc purchase under antitrust law / Will deal be overturned last minute?	09.07.2025
POLYURETHANE FOAM European market constrained by slow demand, rising costs / Sustainability high on the agenda – Europur conference	07.07.2025
COIM US plant acquired from Palmer International / Expansion of portfolio for bio-based polyols	23.05.2025
POLYURETHANE FOAM EU27+3 industry contributes EUR 233 bn every year – Conversio report / Europur updates environmental data for flexible foams	15.04.2025
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

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