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History of polyurethane
The discovery of polyurethane [PU] dates back to the year 1937 by Otto Bayer and his coworkers at the laboratories of I.G. Farben in Leverkusen, Germany. The initial works focussed on PU products obtained from aliphatic diisocyanate and diamine forming polyurea, till the interesting properties of...Read more -
Advantages of polyurethane
Polyurethane products are characterized by light weight, good elasticity, and certain wear resistance, corrosion resistance and oil resistance. Therefore, in the automotive industry, it can be used as a steering wheel or as an elastic body between parts to reduce friction with each other and redu...Read more -
Flexible Foam Prop Cinder Blocks Tutorial
Step 1: Preparing The Mold Begin by placing silicone mold rubber in its wood mold box. To help the mold maintain its shape, embed wood supports into the mold rubber. The lid should have holes which will allow the pressure of the expanding foam to escape. Apply Sonite Wax to both the lid and the ...Read more -
Blade Material Innovation Helps Industry Cost Reduction
Polyurethane, polyester resin, carbon fiber and other new blade materials are constantly emerging, and the innovation process of fan blade materials is obviously accelerated. Recently, the blade manufacturer Zhuzhou Times New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Times...Read more -
PU Insulation Materials Hotly Debated Again
Expanded polystyrene (EPS), extruded polystyrene (XPS) and polyurethane (PU) are currently three organic materials that are mostly used in external wall insulation. Among them, PU is currently recognized as the best insulation material in the world, which has the lowest thermal conductivity among...Read more -
TDI market information
The domestic TDI market is running weakly, the trading atmosphere in the market is light, the downstream demand is sluggish, and inquiries are just needed when entering the market, and the holders are selling goods at low prices. Pay attention to the downstream follow-up situation. The TDI quotat...Read more -
POLYOLS AND POLYOLS USES
Polyether Polyols are made by reacting organic oxide and glycol. Main organic oxide utilized are Ethylene Oxide, Propylene Oxide, Butylene Oxide, Epichlorohydrin. Main glycols utilized are Ethylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Water, Glycerine, Sorbitol, Sucrose, THME. Polyols contain reactive hydro...Read more -
Southeast Asia TDI weekly Report (2022.12.28 – 2022.12.02)
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) Southeast Asia In November, Southeast Asia’s Manufacturing PMI moved down to 50.7%, 0.9% lower than the previous month. Growth across the Southeast Asia manufacturing sector reported a slowdown for the second consecutive month during November,...Read more -
Global Polyols Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2028
Global Polyols Market, By Type (Polyether Polyols and Polyester Polyols), Application (Flexible Polyurethane Foam, Rigid Polyurethane Foam, CASE), End-User (Construction, Transportation, Furniture, Packaging, Carpet Backing, Automotive, Building and Construction, Electronics, Footwear, Others), C...Read more -
For the Fourth Quarter 2022
North America A shift in Polyol’s price trend was seen during Q4 2022. During the H1 of the quarter the oroduct prices decreased consistently due to the reduction in feedstock Propylene Oxide prices caused by weak upstream prices. Simultaneously increased inventory levels due to diminis shed prod...Read more -
Vertical method foaming technology
The vertical method continuous production of PU soft foam technology is a new technology developed and patented by British Hymon National Co., Ltd. in the 1980s. The reason why the vertical process technology has attracted the attention of the polyurethane industry and has achieved rapid developm...Read more -
PO PRICE REBOUNDS
Today, the domestic PO market rebounds after a short time down, and market trading atmosphere is good. From the view of materials, propylene market goes up while the liquid chlorine market temporarily remained in a low stalemate. PO plants’ profit is not too bad since po price up a few. At presen...Read more
