BASF has three innovation centres in Asia, located in India, China and Japan. Simon Robinson visited the Shanghai centre to discover what the company’s PU customers are demanding.

Earlier this year, Albrecht Baumer  launched Sophie, a modular production control and data management system for polyurethane slabstock processing. The system offers much more, though – and could be a jumping off point for companies wanting to raise quality, and improve efficiency as well as understanding their processes.

The cold chain is growing longer and more complicated, while domestic refrigerators are getting bigger, and blowing agent technology in China is changing, too. Simon Robinson and Jane Ho take a closer look at the fast-developing Chinese cold chain market.

CTM gained Hennecke as a principal following the German company’s acquisition of OMS. Simon Robinson visited the company

Huntsman has developed a new range of hot castable polyurethane elastomer formulations. The MDI-based products are designed to replace NDI grades

The polyurethane market in Mexico is vibrant, with strong growth in the flexible, automotive, rigid and appliance sectors. Berengere Sim and Simon Robinson interviewed a number of key companies at UTECH Las America 2019

North America continues to drive the spray polyurethane insulation market, although the rest of the world is now starting to realise its benefits, too. Sarah Houlton talks to several players in the North American market about the advantages of SPF over other types of insulation, its environmental benefits, and how the market is growing