ELANTAS PDG, Inc., founded in 1919 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, is a premier global supplier of specialty resins for applications in the electrical and ...

Polyurethane foam is created by mixing chemicals derived from crude oil with specific blowing agents to produce a flexible plastic with a cellular structure that has the potential to be soft ...

But what do you do when your plastics of choice just aren’t strong enough? For [Michael Memeteau], the answer was to combine the strength of a vacuum-poured polyurethane part with the ease of 3D ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...

Increased Use in Electronics: The growing electronics market, particularly in high-end devices like smartphones, tablets, and ...

Polyurethane plastics used to make a host of products from furniture fillings to shoe soles, cable insulation and paints – and which can be difficult to recycle – could soon be degraded in compost ...

Her aim has been to cut the use of plastic polymers, known as polyurethane, in furniture making. That meant finding a more environmentally-friendly material to fill pillows, sofas and chair cushions.

UTECHIndia Sustainable Polyurethane & Foam Expo (UTECH ISPUF) will bring sustainable advancements such as bio-polyols, innovative recycling machinery, and cutting-edge foam technologies.

Many nonwoven fabric, urethane and other available face masks are made of plastics, such as polypropylene and polyurethane. These and other synthetic fibers can take centuries to decompose in the ...