Asia
Washington, DC – The recently signed Phase 1 US China trade agreement significantly lowers the bar for US companies to pursue intellectual property claims in China.
Tayho Advanced Materials is forming a joint venture to build a 15kT/year differentiated heavy-denier polyurethane elastane in Yantai, Shandong.
China’s Headspring Polyurethane, also known as HengTaiYuan, plans to build a new plant for shoe sole resin. An environmental impact assessment for the project was made public in December.
China exported 350kT footwear and components in November 2019, up by 2.1% compared with November 2018.
Vitafoam Nigeria, which makes flexible PU foam in West Africa, recorded sales of NGN 22.3 bn in 2019.
China exported 3.9m refrigerators and freezers in November 2019. The number is down by 15.3% from November 2018.
China exported $845m-worth mattresses and bedding products in November 2019.
BCI Holding announced that it had finished increased capacity for esters at its facility in the UAE on 24 December 2019.
Polyurethane production in Japan fell by 8.0% in October 2019, compared with the same month in 2018.
Korean chemical conglomerate Hyosung has recently started commercial operation at its first polyurethane elastane plant in India.
