Paracoat Products, which makes polyurethane NVH products in India, is planning to expand into Central Europe this year. It may move into Vietnam as well. 

Japan's Kuraray will start marketing flexible foam polyols in India this year. It plans to enter the specialty foam market in India.

Rigid polyurethane insulation materials have helped school children to have their lunches in a weather-proof building in India.

Mitsui Chemicals plans to hike biopolyol capacity by almost four times and open a second systems house in India. However, the Indian market will have to recover first.

Canada based Woodbridge waiting for the nod from car OEMs to expand seat production in India.

Meenakshi Polymers is expanding geographically, with new factories in Nepal and Bangladesh, and also into new product areas such as mattresses and pillows. Automotive seating for buses, cars, two-wheelers and electric rickshaws remain the company's bread-and-butter. 

The Indian Polyurethane Association (IPUA) and Gautam Buddha University (GBU) are jointly introducing a one-year Post-Graduate Diploma aimed at people in the polyurethane industry. The course features an Industrial internship.
 

BASF increased capacity for polyols in Ulsan, Korea, by 13 kT/year at the end of September.

PU Tech 2020 invites nominations for its PU Industry Awards, which will be presented during the show in April next year.

Cochin, India – Researchers from Cochin University of Science and Technology have developed a bio-based polyol for PU from rubber seed oil. 

Colombo -- Sri Lankan conglomerate Hayleys has entered the PU mattress business. The company has invested LKR 225m ($1.24 m) in the factory located in Dankotuwa.

Noida, India Despite slowing domestic sales, India’s only listed polyurethane foam producer, Sheela, is expanding both globally and at home. Satnam Singh reports.