Urethanes Technology

View more issues:

Articles in August, 2002 issue of Urethanes Technology

• Uzbek fridge JV.(refrigerator plant to get refurbished)(Brief Article)
• Quabaug footwear deal. (US newsbrief).(Quabaug Corp. , acquires some Biltrite Corp.'s footwear division assets)(Brief Article)
  by Wenger, Rachel
• Chinese OK for BASF. (world newsbriefs).(Brief Article)
• Interplas claims over 800 exhibitors at UK rubber & plastics industry event. (Interplas preview).
• British Vita PLC. (people).(Brief Article)
• Resin Systems Inc. (people).(Brief Article)
• Key events. (dates & prices).
• UBE adds Spanish unit: Japan plans to make polycarbonate diols for PU leather. (newslines).(UBE Industries)(Brief Article)
• TDI unit to come down. (US newsbriefs).(BASF Corp to dismantle Louisiana toluene diisocyanate unit)(Brief Article)
• ... FDA ok's CardioTech's: FDA approves PU wound dressing--clears way to $300M market. (US newslines).(Brief Article)
  by McNulty, Mike
• UT diary. (dates & prices).
• Fridge imports ban. (world newsbriefs).(Brief Article)
• Lear Corp. (people).
• Honeywell up and running: US plant to make non-ozone depleting blowing agent for foam. (newslines).
  by Reed, David
• Rigid foam sustainability.(survey regarding non-fibrous insulation products)(Brief Article)
• NVH firm adds TPUs: company philosophy tied to new name automotive supplier. (US newslines).(BRC Rubber and Plastics Inc. , moulding company)
  by Meyer, Bruce
• Cannon Viking battles on: machine makers customers become more dependent. (UK machinery focus).
• Bayer AG. (people).(Brief Article)
• Polyurethane raw materials price chart. (dates & prices).(Brief Article)
• TDI allocation in Europe: Lyondell diverts supplies from US to solve unspecified problem. (newslines).(toluene diisocyanate, Lyondell Chemical Co.)(Brief Article)
  by Raleigh, Patrick
• Lyondell gains PTMEG: Penn's rescue package includes tolling deal for PU intermediates. (US newslines).(Penn Specialty Chemicals Inc. to make polytetramethylene ether glycols exclusively for Lyondell Chemical Co.)
  by Raleigh, Patrick
• Avitar's wound dressing ...: PU dressing to hike sales, open markets around the world. (US newslines).(Brief Article)
  by McNulty, Mike
• EC slammed over fridges: EU states unaware of fallout from environmental rules. (newslines).(European Commission to review legislation)
  by Raleigh, Patrick
• Liquid Plastics for US: maker of water-proofing PU systems gets leaky launch in US. (US newslines).(Liquid Plastics Inc., new building in the United States)(Brief Article)
  by DeRosa, Angie
• Keeping the heat out: PU insulation needed in hot countries, Mid-East specialists told. (world newslines).
• Slow growth in W. Europe as markets mature and production heads east. (market report).
  by Austin, Angela
• Saint-Gobain pipes deal. (world newsbrief).(Brief Article)
• Johnson Controls, Inc. (people).(Brief Article)
• RSI deal with Dow. (Web news clips).(Resin Systems Inc. enters supply agreement with Dow Chemical Co.)(Brief Article)
• Joyce Corp. Ltd. (people).(Brief Article)
• Altana in buy-back talks.(to buy back polyurethane foam plant )(Brief Article)
• Denmark warning.(must ban use of hydrofluorocarbons)(Brief Article)
• Tyre maker adds PU parts: superior expands, adds line for PU tyre and wheel assemblies. (US newslines).(Superior Tire and Rubber Corp., polyurethane; production facility, new equipment purchases)
  by McNulty, Mike
• Italian chair, from India: joint venture unit develops injection moulded PU chair. (world newslines).
  by Siddiqi, A. Rahim
• Non-flammability becomes an issue in the transition to new blowing agents. (report).
  by Pritchard, Geoffrey
• Base data or ...? (comment).(formalizing business contacts may have negative consequences)(Brief Article)(Column)
  by Reed, David
• Funds needed to cut CFCs: experts say $600m is needed to protect the ozone layer to 2006. (Newslines).
• TPU firm to go public: compounder Noveon plans public stock offering. (US newslines).(Noveon Inc.)
  by Esposito, Frank
• Beamech beavering away: Jittery markets but UK machinery maker is cautiously optimistic. (UK machinery focus).
• Krauss-Maffei. (people).(Brief Article)
• BASF AG. (people).(Brief Article)
• Lonza postpones sell-off.(Lonza Group)(Brief Article)
• Chem-Trend wins lawsuit.(Chem-Trend Inc., Chem-Trend GmbH; trademark ruling)(Brief Article)
  by McNulty, Mike
• PMA cancels meeting.(Brief Article)
• Future features. (dates & prices).(Brief Article)
  by Reed, David
• Hennecke Gmbh. (people).(Brief Article)
• Siemens confirms sale.(of Mannesmann Plastics Machinery AG )(Brief Article)
• Foamex International Inc. (people).(Brief Article)
  by B. Hudson, Eric
• Nu-Wood Decorative Millwork Inc. (people).(Brief Article)
• HCFCs in PIR foams OK: European Commission clarifies phase-out situation.(hydrochlorofluorocarbons, polyisocyanurate foams)(Brief Article)
• Foamex hit by TDI smell: raw material price rises cut profit despite price increases. (US newslines).(Foamex International Inc., toluene diisocyanate)
  by White, Liz
• Linden/EMB retains E'gran. (US newsbriefs).(Linden Industries Inc./EMB, polyurethane equipment)(Brief Article)
• Bumper year for OMS: UK firm gains three major orders in first month of 2002. (UK machinery focus).
  by Reed, David
• Rieter Group. (people).
• Fatal blast at TBI. (Web news clips).(Techniques Du Batiment Industrie)(Brief Article)
• HP source is key: BASF, Dow ally to advance new PO route. (newslines).(BASF AG, Dow Chemical Co. to jointly develop propylene oxide)
  by Raleigh, Patrick
• DuPont buys aniline: DuPont to acquire ChemFirst, diversified chemical supplier. (US newslines).(Brief Article)
• Renosol cuts emissions. (US newsbriefs).(Renosol Corp., uses Dow Chemical Co.'s polyol system)(Brief Article)
• ITWC Inc. (people).(Brief Article)
• Recticel/Mobius links. (Web news clips).(Recticel S.A., Mobius Technologies)(Brief Article)