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China’s Hengguangda expands in PU additives

Additives maker Hengguangda plans to build a new plant with 18kT/year PU additives and 10kT/year PU systems capacity at its existing site in Chizhou.
BASF's TPU Elastollan in synthetic leather auto seating
BASF’s thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Elastollan is being used in synthetic leather car seats produced by Suzhou Ruigao New Material.
Tempur Sealy Q3 2016 sees lower sales but higher profit
Tempur Sealy’s Q3 2016 net sales were reported at $ 832m, a decrease of 5.4% on the $ 880m reported in Q3 2015.
Trelleborg set to open UK Centre of Excellence
Trelleborg is building a new facility, which it is designating a Centre of Excellence (COE) in Retford, England.
Dow reports Q3 2016 as 16th quarter of year-on-year growth
Dow Chemical’s sales were $12.5bn in Q3 2016, up 4% on Q3 2015, according its latest financial report.
Perstorp predicts up to 15% organic growth for Q3 2016
Perstorp’s preliminary results for Q3 2016 suggest the company’s sales revenue could be SEK 2,850m ($3,108m), which would be 1-3% higher than Q3 2015.
BASF Q3 sees drop in sales and profit
BASF reported sales of EUR 14bn during Q3 2016, 20% lower than the figure reported in Q3 2015.
Sonderhoff set to showcase Daimler sealing at Midest
Materials and mixing system maker Sonderhoff will showcase the technology behind the low-emission polyurethane foam seals it designed for luxury carmaker Daimler at teh Midest exhibition.
Dongjin Semichem appoints Chemaxia for Italian sales
Korean fine chemicals manufacturer Dongjin Semichem has partnered Chemaxia as its Italian distributor of its range of products.
ContiTech innovates with PU transmission belt
ContiTech’s new line of PU transmission belts transmit up to five times more power than conventional timing belts with the same overall width, according to the company.
Foam-maker announces Fort Smith plant expansion plan
Foam manufacturer Elite Comfort Solutions is set to invest $3m to upgrade the Fort Smith plant it acquired from Hickory Springs Manufacturing earlier this year.
PU Europe welcomes new president
PU Europe has appointed Kingspan’s md for insulation Britain & Ireland Richard Burnley as the organisation’s new president.
Skechers: Sales up but profits dip in Q3 2016
Skechers reported sales of $ 942.4m in Q3 2016 – up 10.1% on the prior year quarter – but net earnings were over 2% lower.
Attendance at K Show closing in on 200,000
Attendance at K2016 is running about 6.3% above the last staging in 2013.
CPI 2017 technical conference call for papers
The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) is calling for papers for its 2017 conference.