Firefighters extinguished the blaze at a Huntsman systems house at 02:00 (local time) on Thursday 19 September. 

he number of US building permits issued in the first eight months of 2019 was down by 2.31% at 10.47 m. In the first eight months of 2019 a total of 10.72 m were issued.

Burs, Austria – Getzner has developed a high-performance damper which uses polyurethane as the shock-absorbing element. 

The product, called Isotop DMSM, is 57mm high, and is designed for machines that have frequent stop-go cycles. The units are corrosion resistant and have an M8 internal thread. It should be useful where the space for a damper or dampers is tight, said the company. 

Likely markets for the new product include heating and air conditioning and marine sectors, the comopany addd.
 

Guangzhou, China – Chinese catalyst maker Yourun Synthetic Material presented aw-VOC reactive metal catalysts for CASE  at PU China 2019.

Istanbul, Turkey – A fire at Huntsman's systems house in the Orhanh Leather Organized Industrial Zone has disrupted production and injured two firefighters, according to local media reports.

Sinomax, which makes flexible foam and mattresses, sales were HK$ 1.5 bn ($198.1m) in the first half of 2019. This is lower by 27% than the same period in 2018.

Gross profit across the business rose 5% and hit HK$ 347.3m in the first half of 2019.

Guangzhou, China – Taiwan’s fine chemical maker Double Bond Chemical showcased a new anti-hydrolysis agent for polyurethane foam at PU China 2019.
 

Wanhua appears to have put its investment in a 400 kT/year MDI plant here on hold, according to a report in the South China Morning Post.