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.

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.

Voodoo Manufacturing is making 3-D printed PU dental aligners for the direct to consumer orthodontics.

Concord, New Hampshire – New Hampshire has become the latest state to ban the sale of furniture containing PFAS flame retardants. The bill was signed into law by governor Chris Sununu at the beginning of September.

Univar Solutions has been appointed as the exclusive authorised distributor for BASF’s Lupragen amine catalysts in the US.

More than 160 trade groups have written to US President Donald Trump expressing concerns about his trade war with China. They want him to postpone tariff increases on Chinese imports that are scheduled for the rest of this year. 

London – China has topped the tables for exporting refrigerators to the US for the past five years and there is no sign of that stopping, according to US import statistics.

Costa Mesa, California — Automotive retail sales in the US are likely to be 1.40m units in August 2019. This is a 5.0% fall compared with August 2018, according to consultants JD Power and LMC Automotive.

Subaru's new Outback features an option for water-resistant urethane-coated seats