Markets Polymers PUR

COVESTRO Further development plans for PU foam recycling process / Collaboration with recycling companies	04.04.2023
POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation	15.03.2023
BASF Management swings the axe / Production of TDI, caprolactam to end at HQ site / Plans to reduce adipic acid output / Company forecasts weak H1	28.02.2023
POLYOLS MARKET Annual global demand for aliphatic polyester polyol consumption expected at 5% to 2027 / Slower growth forecast for other polyol types / IAL Consultants report	06.02.2023
BASF Groundbreaking for MDI production expansion at US site	17.01.2023
KUMHO MITSUI CHEMICALS Major increase of South Korean MDI production	02.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PC, MDI: Covestro declares force majeure following outage in Uerdingen, Germany	07.12.2022
COVESTRO Production begins at Thai isocyanate plant / Output supports elastomer manufacturing	28.11.2022
POLYURETHANE MARKET Economic uncertainties dampen demand in EMEA and Americas / Production static in Europe in 2022 but up in Americas / IAL Consultants reports	25.11.2022
HUNTSMAN Belt-tightening in Europe / Job cuts in high-wage countries / Retreat from markets in Asia and South America	17.11.2022
COVESTRO Plans for “green” logistics pilot scheme in China / Move targets reductions in Scope 3 emissions	11.11.2022
COVESTRO Plans for major new MDI plant put on ice again / No new start-up date / “Increasingly volatile” economic environment	08.11.2022
DUPONT Takeover of Rogers fails / Chinese hurdles end USD 5.2 bn bid	04.11.2022
MOMENTIVE Italian plant for PU additives goes into operation	14.10.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Supply situation suffers bottlenecks / Plant shutdowns in Europe / Italian furniture industry desperate for material	12.10.2022
POLYURETHANE FOAM TDI shortage hits flexible foam supply / Impact felt at European furniture, mattress firms / Historic high prices likely	30.09.2022
POLYURETHANE FOAM Downturn in European flexible foam demand continues / TDI supply expected to improve / Mattress recycling making progress	26.09.2022
KIMPUR Sales more than double at Turkish PU firm / Plant expansion continues after IPO / TPU distribution for Wanhua	01.09.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Possibly none of European plants in operation / BASF material on allocation	19.08.2022
MOL Q2 earnings up on higher hydrocarbon prices / Petrochemical sales, margins down significantly	17.08.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Covestro declares force majeure for production in Dormagen, Germany	15.08.2022
BASF Final stage of North American MDI upgrade / Capacity doubled from 2016 / Feedstock made from shale gas	21.07.2022
HUNTSMAN Start-up of new MDI splitter in US / Increase in proportion of high-quality products	19.07.2022
COVESTRO Deal to sell climate-neutral MDI to former JV partner Pearl	27.06.2022
LANXESS Pocan PBT materials for connector applications unveiled / Introduction of PU systems	27.06.2022

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