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Tariffs and trade disputes are driving Chinese foamers into neighbouring countries to allow them to keep selling to the US.
Hongda Jingu Innovation Technology plans to build 9kT/year waterborne polyurethane leather facility in Foshan, Guangdong.
BASF increased capacity for polyols in Ulsan, Korea, by 13 kT/year at the end of September.
Evonik posted sales of were EUR 3.2 bn in the third quarter of 2019. This is lower by 3% than the same period in 2018.
Polytek Development, which makes polyurethane systems for casting and mould making will invest around $2.1m in a new plant and facilities here.
Wanhua has confirmed that it still has aspirations for a US MDI facility, despite pulling out of its Louisiana project.
Stepan, which makes polyols for polyurethanes generated sales of $415.6m in the third quarter of 2019
Lubrizol has expanded its Estane ZHF portfolio of TPUs. The new grades offer benefits to cable manufacturers including low toxicity, low smoke and low gas conductivity.
After a career running chemical companies and turning around businesses, Jorg Schottek has turned his sights towards four of Covestro's systems businesses. Simon Robinson visited him in Hamburg to see what he plans to do with them.