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PDA Announces the release of the first ever study of the global Polyurea Industry |
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Polyurea Development Association has announced today the release of the first comprehensive independent study of markets for pure polyurea and hybrid systems obtainable in the world. The Study of the Global Polyurea Industry is now available for purchase to the general public. The study was funded by the PDA as part of its ongoing effort to promote clarity and understanding of the rapidly expanding polyurea technology industry worldwide.
By design, this inaugural industry ...
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Polyurea Development Association |
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Bayer Materialscience, Ford Motor Co. Bring Self-Healing Polyurethane Clearcoats Into FOCUS |
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Polyurethane coatings are the technology of choice for performance, beauty and low-temperature cure characteristics in automotive exterior applications. In a demonstration of its leadership in this area, Bayer MaterialScience LLC has developed new polyurethane raw materials that can be used to formulate self-healing coatings.
These new developments will be the topic of a technical presentation, "Self-Healing Polyurethane Clearcoats - New Developments for Exterior ...
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Bayer MaterialScience |
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BASF Study Shows Building with SIPs Reduces Framing Construction Labor by 55 Percent |
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A new BASF study conducted by the RS Means unit of Reed Construction Data shows that residential builders can reduce their framing labor needs by as much as 55 percent by using structural insulated panels (SIPs) instead of conventional "stick-building" methods.
The study was conducted on a two-story, three bedroom, Cape style home in Tilton, New Hampshire. Engineers from RS Means observed the construction of the home and compared the workers' productivity with a ...
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BASF Corporation |
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Bayer Materialscience Develops Tailor-Made Prepolymers Based On Special Isocyanates And Technologies |
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Reactive polyurethane (PUR) adhesives and sealants are increasingly used in a variety of applications, including as reactive PUR hot melts, flexible packaging adhesives, construction sealants, and general purpose one- and two-component formulations. The adhesives and sealants currently used typically contain some level of isocyanate monomers. However, due to a new regulation regarding the labeling of MDI monomer-containing products in Europe, effective in 2009, there is ...
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Bayer MaterialScience |
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New Huntsman Polyurethane Bonds Thermoplastic Marine Equipment Components |
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With the ability to maintain strong bonds between thermoplastic components when exposed to vibration, water and UV light, a high-performance polyurethane adhesive from Huntsman Advanced Materials, The Woodlands, Texas, is proving ideal for marine applications. Araldite® 2018 adhesive is a light-colored, low-viscosity polyurethane specially formulated for joining ABS, SMC, polycarbonate and glass-reinforced plastics. The thixotropic, gap-filling adhesive exhibits good ...
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Huntsman International LLC |
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BMS and Baulé establish systems house joint venture |
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Bayer MaterialScience AG, Leverkusen, Germany, and Michel Baulé SA, Romans, France, have signed an agreement to merge their respective cast elastomers businesses into a joint venture named Baulé SAS, in which each company will hold a 50 percent interest. It will be headquartered in Romans. Deliveries and technical support for customers all over the world will be ensured by the joint venture’s French and German sites and its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United ...
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Bayer MaterialScience |
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PDA Europe and Deutsche Bauchemie Working Group on Polyurea |
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PDA Europe and Deutsche Bauchemie e.V. (German Association of Construction Chemicals Manufacturers) joined forces and set up a working group "Polyurea in der Bauwirtschaft". Both the major producers of polyurea raw materials and formulators of specialty products for the construction industry will collaborate to issue a status report with a description of polyurea under diverse aspects of usage and environmental behaviour. Further on German and European regulations for the ...
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The Polyurea Development Association Europe |
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