October 5, 2018

Mattress Firm Bankruptcy is Official

October 5, 2018

Mattress Firm Bankruptcy is Official

October 4, 2018

The History of North American Urethanes: Dow Chemical

We’ve got a new project at the Urethane Blog to record how the North American urethanes industry has grown and changed over the years.  This information is only possible because of the help of many experienced industry veterans.  Special recognition goes out to Dave Threlkeld, who helped design the project.  Our first profile is of Dow Chemical.  Hopefully you will find this interesting and if we’ve missed anything, please contact us as this is an ongoing project.  Be sure to click through to the website to get all of the information.

http://www.upjohn.net/finechem/northhaven/northhaven.htm       Carwin

http://www.upjohn.net/CPR/cpr.htm   CPR division

https://www.apnews.com/24779305fbd457f05a1439f0a90304cc   Dow acquires Upjohn

http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20000112/NEWS/301129998/dow-chemical-to-buy-flexible-products   Dow buys Flexible Products

https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2001/08/27/145640/dow-chem-finalises-celotex-foam-insulation-acquisition/   Dow buys Celotex

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Eastman+Signs+Agreement+to+Sell+Polyols+Business+to+Dow.-a019404049  Eastman sells polyols to Dow

https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-11493947.html  ARCO Chemical FTC

https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2010/02/04/9331599/us-dow-to-permanently-shut-down-freeport-tdi-plant-in-q2/   Dow closes TDI plant

https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2006/08/more-plant-closings-dow-chemical-%C2%A0-time-italy-canada  Dow closing Italy TDI, Sarnia

http://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/1314/dow-to-acquire-enichem-s-polyurethanes-business.html  Dow buys Enichem PU business

http://utech-polyurethane.com/news/dow-to-close-brazilian-tdi-plant/ Dow closes Brazil TDI

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB933766485647859030  Dow acquires UCC

https://www.pcimag.com/articles/87007-dow-announces-peroxymeric-chemicals-exit  Dow exits Tone polyols

https://www.icis.com/pages/custom-publishing/dow-polyurethane/case-studies/sadara/  Sadara history

https://www.dow.com/en-us/news/press-releases/dow-completes-strategic-ownership-restructuring-of-dow-corning-corporation  Dow acquires rest of Dow Corning

https://www.dow.com/en-us/news/press-releases/dowdupont-merger-successfully-completed  Dow Dupont Merger

October 3, 2018

Invista Launches New Lab Program

INVISTA launches the Dytek® Aminovation Lab

WILMINGTON, Del. – Oct 1, 2018 – INVISTA announces the launch of the Dytek® Aminovation Lab within the recently
redesigned Dytek® Specialty Intermediates website (www.dytek.invista.com). Dytek® Specialty Intermediates are a
family of multifunctional amine and nitrile chemical intermediates that help chemists and formulators develop new and
differentiated products with properties not easily obtained by other methods.

The Aminovation Lab is an online platform that connects product developers, chemists, and formulators to INVISTA’s
pipeline of new and experimental products early in the product development lifecycle. According to Ariel Felice, Vice
President of INVISTA’s Specialty Intermediates, “Most of the CASE market knows about our Dytek® A amine, but over
the past few years we have been hearing the same message from customers; do you have anything new for us to try?
The Aminovation Lab answers that question, while involving the customer in the development process. We want to
inspire faster and more efficient development and commercialization of ideas that create significant value in
downstream applications. We believe that by focusing on knowledge sharing and collaboration is a much more effective
approach to commercializing new chemicals.”

Visitors can view idea molecules, obtain samples, and track the status of the molecule as it progresses to
commercialization. Visitors may choose to automatically receive product updates when new data or information is
added. The Aminovation Lab also includes a section entitled, C.A.S.E. Studies, which is a constantly updated collection
of news, articles, and white papers discussing Aminovation Lab molecules’ application and use.
The Dytek® Aminovation Lab can be found at

(http://dytek.invista.com/aminovation-lab/).

October 3, 2018

Invista Launches New Lab Program

INVISTA launches the Dytek® Aminovation Lab

WILMINGTON, Del. – Oct 1, 2018 – INVISTA announces the launch of the Dytek® Aminovation Lab within the recently
redesigned Dytek® Specialty Intermediates website (www.dytek.invista.com). Dytek® Specialty Intermediates are a
family of multifunctional amine and nitrile chemical intermediates that help chemists and formulators develop new and
differentiated products with properties not easily obtained by other methods.

The Aminovation Lab is an online platform that connects product developers, chemists, and formulators to INVISTA’s
pipeline of new and experimental products early in the product development lifecycle. According to Ariel Felice, Vice
President of INVISTA’s Specialty Intermediates, “Most of the CASE market knows about our Dytek® A amine, but over
the past few years we have been hearing the same message from customers; do you have anything new for us to try?
The Aminovation Lab answers that question, while involving the customer in the development process. We want to
inspire faster and more efficient development and commercialization of ideas that create significant value in
downstream applications. We believe that by focusing on knowledge sharing and collaboration is a much more effective
approach to commercializing new chemicals.”

Visitors can view idea molecules, obtain samples, and track the status of the molecule as it progresses to
commercialization. Visitors may choose to automatically receive product updates when new data or information is
added. The Aminovation Lab also includes a section entitled, C.A.S.E. Studies, which is a constantly updated collection
of news, articles, and white papers discussing Aminovation Lab molecules’ application and use.
The Dytek® Aminovation Lab can be found at

(http://dytek.invista.com/aminovation-lab/).