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Adhesives maker Hantuo Technology started up its new TPU facilities on October 21.
Chinese TDI maker Dahua reported CNY50m ($7m) net profit over the first nine months of 2019.
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.
Passenger vehicle production in China was 2.2m units in October 2019. This is a 6.0% fall compared with October 2018, according to consultants LMC Automotive.
Wanhua had CNY48.5bn ($6.9bn) revenue over the first nine months in 2019. This is down 12.5% compared with the 2018 figure.
Polyurethane production in Japan fell by 4.6% in August 2019, compared with the same month in 2018.
PU Tech 2020 invites nominations for its PU Industry Awards, which will be presented during the show in April next year.
Car sales in the Asean trading area in August were 201,000 units. This is a rise of 6% compared with the same month last year.
