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.