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Hennecke and Frimo: an automotive partnership
Pushing ahead: AutoRIM drives KM’s UK growth
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Pushing ahead: AutoRIM drives KM’s UK growth

As one door closes, another opens, as the saying goes, and that certainly seems to be the case at AutoRIM. For a long time, it was Hennecke’s representative in the UK. Now, after switching principal, it plans to help KraussMaffei expand into the stand-alone machine market in the UK and Ireland. Simon Robinson takes a look.

BASF opens it first ‘Creation Center’ in Mumbai with a PU twist
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BASF opens it first ‘Creation Center’ in Mumbai with a PU twist
BASF performance material division opened the first of a series of Creation Centers at its campus in Navi Mumbai in late May. Satnam Singh tooke a look inside.
Persistence pays off for CTM
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Persistence pays off for CTM

CTM gained Hennecke as a principal following the German company’s acquisition of OMS. Simon Robinson visited the company

Huntsman is Demilec's key to the world
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Huntsman is Demilec's key to the world
Keeping cool with Cannon
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Keeping cool with Cannon

On a visit in October 2018, Urethanes Technology International was lucky enough to see the inside of Cannon’s facility in Zelienople, Pennsylvania. Simon Robinson reports.

PU China 2018: OSIC sees China as springboard for expansion
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PU China 2018: OSIC sees China as springboard for expansion
OSIC is LaaderBerg’s agent in China, and played a key role in Meia’s recent plant upgrade by introducing the company to LaaderBerg machinery. OSIC’s chairman, Haoming Zhang, met Simon Robinson at PU China 2018, and explained what the Chinese surfactant maker plans for the next few years.
PU China 2018: Meia invests in quality to beat the competition
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PU China 2018: Meia invests in quality to beat the competition
About two years ago, Meia, a Chinese foamer, bought a LaaderBerg machine for its plant in Beijing, but there is more to the company than that. Jane Ho and Simon Robinson spoke with Zhishan Huang, Meia’s chairman, on the fringes of PU China 2018.
Systems houses: What do the big boys think?
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Systems houses: What do the big boys think?

This is the first of a two-part series on systems houses. Dow Polyurethanes made an eye-catching announcement at UTECH Europe about its desire to buy into the sector again. How do other large companies see independent systems houses? Simon Robinson reports

Meyer: Taking a measured approach to Covestro’s polyurethanes business
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Meyer: Taking a measured approach to Covestro’s polyurethanes business
Daniel Meyer was recently appointed to head up the polyurethanes unit at Covestro after many years with the company. He outlined his plans for the business to Simon Robinson.