Sarah Houlton

Associate Editor

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Sarah Houlton is a freelance journalist who has been writing about chemistry-related topics since the early 1990s. She has a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from Imperial College, London. She is the Associate Editor at Urethanes Technology International and UTECH-polyurethane.com. Sarah's area of interest is the North American polyurethane market.

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Recent Stories
Seal For Life makes four acquisitions

Seal For Life has acquired four further businesses, expanding its coating portfolio.
Covestro pauses Texas MDI project

Covestro is delaying further work on the expansion of its MDI plant in Texas. The MDI-500 project will be paused for 18-24 months.
Covestro isocyanate spilt on West Virginia highway

A tanker spilt Covestro isocyanates onto a state highway near the company's New Martinsville plant in the evening of Sunday 5 January.
Tempur-Pedic mattress tests raise funds for pancreatic cancer

Tempur Sealy has raised $184,000 for pancreatic cancer research via its 10th annual Rest Test.
House passes furniture flammability bill

The House of Representatives has passed the Safer Occupancy Furniture Flammability Act, which would make California’s Technical Bulletin 117-2013 a federal flammability standard.
Battelle looks to make PU foam from coal

Battelle has been awarded a grant by the US Department of Energy to develop a process to create polyols from coal. 
Covestro and MRC to look for new uses for old PU
Icynene-Lapolla adds SPF product for small insulation jobs

Icynene-Lapolla has added a new low-pressure, low-density, two-component spray polyurethane foam to its portfolio.
Cambrian to sell Evonik isocyanates in Canada

Cambrian Solutions is to distribute Evonik’s Vestanat, Vestagon and Amicure aliphatic isocyanates and polycarbamide crosslinkers in Canada.
Canadian grant for PU foam recycling

A project to develop technology for recycling polyurethane has received a C$300,000 grant from Innovate BC's Ignite programme.
Adaptive3D adds new 3D printing elastomer

Adaptive3D has added a new high tear-strength direct curing elastomer to its range, Elastic ToughRubber 90.
PFA Fall19: A slew of awards and new company joins the PFA

The Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) made two Lifetime Achievement awards at its Fall meeting. It also inducted a new member into its Hall of Fame. 
PFA Fall 19: AFPF Foamers move out of China

Tariffs and trade disputes are driving Chinese foamers into neighbouring countries to allow them to keep selling to the US. 
Lubrizol launches new flame retardant TPU grades

Lubrizol has expanded its Estane ZHF portfolio of TPUs. The new grades offer benefits to cable manufacturers including low toxicity, low smoke and low gas conductivity.
Duna-USA set for Texas expansion

Duna-USA has added a low-density production line to its Texas facility. It has also purchased another six acres of land at the Baytown site.