Dow announces a new product extension of VORASURF™ Silicone Surfactants to support the growing needs of enhanced energy efficiency and sustainable solutions in the rigid polyurethane foam market, with a specific focus on spray and construction applications. Dow has collaborated with the polyurethane industry for decades, offering formulators a wide portfolio of solutions, including silicone performance additives, surfactants, and release agents. Formulators around the world also have access to technical support and innovation capabilities to tailor Dow’s advanced, customizable polyurethane additives to address specific performance.

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To give parts producers extra manufacturing flexibility, global chemical company Huntsman has developed a new range of easy-to-use (ETU) cast PU elastomers that offer a wide processing window. TECNOTHANE® ETU 1617G elastomer, the first of the ETU range, is a 3K system available from Shore hardness A45 to D60.  TECNOTHANE® ETU elastomers are compatible with standard manufacturing equipment, are easy to control and are tolerant to process temperature variations. They also deliver excellent part-to-part consistency, without post-curing steps – helping to reduce costs and scrap rates.

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Dow introduces new silicone polyurethane surfactant VORASURF™ FF 5955 Additive.  Designed for use in flexible slabstock foams, including TDI/MDI systems using EO-rich polyols and combustible modified polyether foam, the innovation enables formulators to employ low global warming potential, alternative blowing agents including CO2. Other products highlighted include VORASURF™ FF 5959 Additive for a finer control over cell size and foam recovery properties for bedding applications, and VORASURF™ DC 5188 Additive for very low density conventional foams.

Speaker: James Elliott, Associate Director of Chemicals, IHS Markit

It is a challenging time for all stakeholders of the polyurethane industry - the fluctuating economy, soaring prices and uncertainty that has gripped the world for a year continues to impact trade and buying decisions. One of these challenges includes the high prices of polyurethane raw materials, and it is important to initiate a dialogue around this. To address this, UTECH Middle East / Africa 2021 and Urethanes Technology International bring to you a webinar that discussed how raw material prices are determined and the current market trends across the world. 

Multi-layered and multi-colored polyurethane foam mattresses have become more popular. Milliken is helping to drive this consumer trend with its proprietary Reactint® colorants, which are blended in line in the foaming process and bound directly into the PU foam, enabling the widest color space that the market requests.

Join the webinar to follow the launch of the new Color App by Milliken, that will help producers to match any Pantone reference with the optimal Reactint formulation. 

Scientists are the literal lifeblood of new product development and innovation, but they often spend much of their time simply pulling together data to conduct analysis in hopes of key learnings. The biggest lever that R&D leaders have today is to implement tools that make this learning process faster and easier, through better data tools This Webinar will focus on the benefits of implementing a true data infrastructure, and the challenges that organizations will face along this journey.

The use of diisocyanates, which are used to make furniture foam, is soon to be restricted in the European Union. After February 24, 2022, only properly trained industrial or professional users will be allowed to use the materials. And, at the moment there are increasing calls for very tight exposure limits for workers in the industry.

UTECH Middle East Foam & Polyurethane Expo 2021 & Urethanes Technology International bring to you a webinar that discussed the current situation with regard to this new rule. The webinar introduced ISOPA and ALIPA, the European Diisocyanate & Polyol Producer's Associations, which are coordinating the industry's response to these challenges.

Dow introduces a series of new-generation low cyclics, low volatile silicone surfactants for flexible polyurethane foams offering uncompromised performance AND sustainability features to the flexible foam industry. Join the webinar to learn how these innovations empower formulators with enhanced control of the foam's physical properties, help meet the latest specifications on volatile content and emissions from leading brand owners such as IOS-MAT-0010, and comply with demanding regulatory and sustainability requirements around the world.

To view the powerpoint presentation, click here

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The flexibility of polycaprolactone chemistry allows access to a huge range of polyol products with targeted performance characteristics. In this webinar, Ingevity launches its new range of premium polycaprolactone products for soft polyurethane (PU) applications.

The Capa S series allows plasticiser-free soft polyurethanes to be produced that remain soft throughout the lifetime of finished articles. This technology allows the cost-effective production of thermoplastic parts for use in applications, such as wearable devices and luxury car interiors that could only hitherto be made using premium thermosets such as fluoroelastomers and silicone elastomers.

*Please note that both new products discussed in the following webinar have a functionality of 2.0. There is an error in the presentation*

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Resonance™ aromatic polyols have been used to improve foaming process parameters to produce rigid foam systems along with improved foam characteristics such as reaction to fire and mechanical properties. Resonance aromatic polyols can be used as reactive additives to enhance process and foam characteristics or to minimize cost. They are available in a variety of functionalities from 2.2 to 6.3 to meet requirements of PIR and PUR rigid foams.

Primary Webinar Topics:
• Reducing flame height when testing per DIN 4102 (B2 Test)
• The reduction of foaming exotherm temperature for rigid foams such as slabstock
• Lower isocyanate index and density while maintaining mechanical and reaction to fire properties with Resonance™ aromatic polyols
• An overview of Resonance™ aromatic and aromatic polyether polyols

In an ever-evolving world, the demand for polyurethane and its applications continues to grow. Sadara Chemical Company is ideally located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in Jubail Industrial City, the world’s largest purpose-built industrial city, to help meet the rising demand for PU and realize the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to localize manufacturing and diversify the economy. Strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious National Vision, an abundance of natural resources and plentiful feedstock, make the Kingdom your ideal hub to serve the world’s most promising markets.

Learn how Sadara is enabling PU investment, and how the Kingdom’s competitive business environment and associated incentives can support your business’s growth in the region.

Speaker: Dr. Rossella Riccio, Development Scientist for Polyurethane Additives, Dow.

With new energy saving requirements coming, such as the European Union Green Deal, demand for materials and technologies enabling more efficient uses of energy will continue to rise. To respond to this market need, Dow broadens its offering with a new generation of low volatile silicone surfactants enabling innovative rigid polyurethane foam formulations addressing demanding energy efficiency requirements and sustainability imperatives in cold chain appliances. 

The webinar introduced 4 novel surfactants to produce cold chain insulation polyurethane foams with improved energy savings profiles. To view the powerpoint presentation click here

In September 2018, PDA Europe presented a webinar to share activity updates and a case study. The webinar was organised by Urethanes Technology International. The webinar was held by experts in the field who introduced attendees to the association and presented a case study. There was also a Q&A session.

In September 2018, ISOPA, ALIPA and Urethanes Technology International hosted a webinar about the latest news and developments related to Diisocyanates restriction dossier. A panel of speakers provided an update on the status of the regulatory process, the consequences and the industry’s plans for compliance.