Jiutai New Materials broke ground on the production facilities of its 1 M T/year coal-to-ethylene glycol project in September
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Low water levels stop BASF’s TDI production at Ludwigshafen
BASF announced today that low water levels in the River Rhine had forced it to stop production of TDI at its facility here.
Chinese auto seat mould-maker Chaoda files for IPO
Nantong Chaoda Equipment, which makes moulds for automotive seat foam, filed for IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in October.
Carbon dioxide polyols debut on the hockey pitch
Cardyon polyol containing carbon dioxide from Covestro is being used in the subfloor binder of a hockey pitch for the first time.
Bosch to invest in domestic refrigerator production in India
Bosch will invest an unspecified but ‘considerable amount’ of EUR 100m in a new domestic refrigerator production site here.
CertiPUR-US leadership award for Bobby Bush
Bobby Bush of Hickory Springs Manufacturing has been presented with CertiPUR-US’s Outstanding Leadership award.
Covestro revises 2018 year end forecast downwards
Earnings at Covestro for 2018 are likely to be down on 2017, the company said in a note to investors in the third week of November.
Era to open US manufacturing facility
Era Polymers is to open a manufacturing facility in North Carolina to serve the US market.
Songwon adds to its antioxidant range
Songwon has added a new stabiliser for polyols and polyurethanes to its product range. Songnox 5057 has applications in PU slabstock foams, elastomers and hot melt adhesives.
Faux leather maker Anli turns profit in Q3; ups investment in Russia subsidiary
Chinese faux PU leather Anli posted CNY16m ($2.3m) net profit in Q3 2018, ending net losses the firm has experienced since 2017.
