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Crain Communications, which organises the UTECH trade shows, is partnering with Media Fusion to launch the Middle East Foam & Polyurethane Expo, powered by UTECH, in 2021.
The 1000-bed emergency Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan has been equipped using products made on machinery from Chinese supplier Jingzheng.
Huafon Spandex, the Shenzhen-listed elastane arm of China’s polyurethane heavyweight Huafon Group, estimates its unaudited annual net profit will shoot up to between CNY 1.5bn and CNY1 .8bn ($214m to $257m).
Chinese TDI maker Cangzhou Dahua estimates its unaudited 2019 annual net profit will fall to between CNY30m and CNY 33m ($4.3m to $4.7m). This represents a 96% drop.
Chinese fine chemical firm Blue Ridge Tunhe Energy successfully trialled its 104kT/year BDO facility in Changji, Xinjiang on December 30.
The Indian Polyurethane Association (IPUA) and Gautam Buddha University (GBU) are jointly introducing a one-year Post-Graduate Diploma aimed at people in the polyurethane industry. The course features an Industrial internship.
Healthcare Co expects a 97% increase in profits attributable to shareholders in 2019 compared with 2018.
China exported $839m of mattresses and bedding products in December 2019, compared with $845m in November.
China exported 4.48m refrigerators in December 2019. This is up by 14.2% compared with December 2018.
