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November 12, 2020
Polyurethane Foam Association Online Meeting Provides Forum
For Issues Discussion, Technical Advances
Recorded Proceedings Available
LOUDON, TN (November 16, 2020)—The Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA) recently concluded its fall meeting—conducted online this year because of the pandemic—which spotlighted key regulatory issues and new technical developments.
“Like many organizations, we had to adapt to keep our membership safe, but we were still able to provide an effective forum for conveying information and determining action to support the
flexible polyurethane foam industry,” said Chip Holton, President of NCFI Polyurethanes and PFA President.
PFA’s November meeting was attended by more than 100 executives from foam manufacturers, chemical suppliers, and other companies supporting the industry. Attendees saw presentations on key industry issues including regulatory issues, recycling, product quality, and European activity.
In addition, a Technical Program featured on-demand presentations on viscoelastic foam cure, plant security, employee training, issues with pink staining, catalysts, and end-of-foam-life technologies. Jane Kniss of Evonik won the Herman Stone Technical Excellence Award, as her
technical presentation was voted best by those attending.
“I think it’s noteworthy that even in a pandemic, we had a full technical program and strong presentations,” said Bill Gollnitz of Plastomer Corporation, Past President of PFA and Moderator
for the Technical Program. “Congratulation to Jane Kniss for her second consecutive Herman Stone Award.”
Sessions were recorded and are available online for purchase at www.pfa.org.
PFA members also voted on officers and Executive Committee members for 2021. These include:
President: Chip Holton, NCFI Polyurethanes
1st Vice President: Philippe Knaub, FXI
2nd Vice President: Tony Turoso, Tempur-Sealy
Secretary: Cam McLaughlin, Elite Comfort Solutions
Treasurer: Hamdy Khalid, Woodbridge Foam
Immediate Past President: Bill Gollnitz, Plastomer
Other Executive Committee members include Robert Heller, Future Foam; Susan Norris, Momentive; Scott Skolnekovich, Covestro; John Maloney, BASF; Doug Todd, Dow; and Paul Coleman, Huntsman.
The Polyurethane Foam Association is a trade association founded in 1980 to help educate foam users, allied industries and other stakeholders about flexible polyurethane foam (FPF). PFA provides facts on environmental, health and safety issues and technical information on the performance of FPF in consumer and industrial products. FPF is used as a key comfort
component in most upholstered furniture and mattress products, along with automotive seating, carpet cushion, packaging, and numerous other applications.
November 12, 2020
Asahi Kasei and NAGASE Specialty Materials Announce Partnership
November 11, 2020 KEYWORDS Distributor Agreements Order Reprints No Comments
ITASCA, IL — NAGASE Specialty Materials NA LLC (NSM) announced a partnership with ASAHI KASEI as the authorized distributor for Duranate™ isocyanates for polymerization and cross-linking of high weatherability polyurethanes. NSM’s Technical Account Managers will serve customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
Duranate is Asahi Kasei’s line of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)-based polyisocyanate curing agents. Duranate is offered as several types: biuret, trimer with low and extra-low viscosity, multi-functional with fast drying characteristics, blocked with low-temperature curing, and adduct, which offer high flexibility. Duranate provides excellent weatherability and color retention, good chemical and abrasion resistance, as well as good compatibility and drying properties. Suitable applications are coatings for automotive, architectural, industrial and consumer electronics products, adhesives, gravure, offset and screen inks. Duranate low-viscosity grades are suitable for polyaspartic coatings that enable fast drying and zero or low VOCs.
“NAGASE Group has had a historically deep relationship with Asahi Kasei for Duranate sales and marketing in Japan and Asian countries. We know well that Asahi Kasei is an excellent and trustworthy company. We are so excited to have a new partnership with Asahi Kasei here in North America and to provide their innovative products and technologies to our customers,” said Toshio Kondo, Director of Asian Business Development.
“We are very pleased to announce this new partnership. Nagase Specialty Materials has great sales and marketing resources, supported by its excellent professionals in the coating industry. We are delighted that this partnership will enable exceptional service with Duranate’s remarkable technology as an environmentally friendly product to customers,” said Toshio Yamasaki, General Manager of Duranate Sales and Marketing, Asahi Kasei, Japan.
November 12, 2020
Asahi Kasei and NAGASE Specialty Materials Announce Partnership
November 11, 2020 KEYWORDS Distributor Agreements Order Reprints No Comments
ITASCA, IL — NAGASE Specialty Materials NA LLC (NSM) announced a partnership with ASAHI KASEI as the authorized distributor for Duranate™ isocyanates for polymerization and cross-linking of high weatherability polyurethanes. NSM’s Technical Account Managers will serve customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
Duranate is Asahi Kasei’s line of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI)-based polyisocyanate curing agents. Duranate is offered as several types: biuret, trimer with low and extra-low viscosity, multi-functional with fast drying characteristics, blocked with low-temperature curing, and adduct, which offer high flexibility. Duranate provides excellent weatherability and color retention, good chemical and abrasion resistance, as well as good compatibility and drying properties. Suitable applications are coatings for automotive, architectural, industrial and consumer electronics products, adhesives, gravure, offset and screen inks. Duranate low-viscosity grades are suitable for polyaspartic coatings that enable fast drying and zero or low VOCs.
“NAGASE Group has had a historically deep relationship with Asahi Kasei for Duranate sales and marketing in Japan and Asian countries. We know well that Asahi Kasei is an excellent and trustworthy company. We are so excited to have a new partnership with Asahi Kasei here in North America and to provide their innovative products and technologies to our customers,” said Toshio Kondo, Director of Asian Business Development.
“We are very pleased to announce this new partnership. Nagase Specialty Materials has great sales and marketing resources, supported by its excellent professionals in the coating industry. We are delighted that this partnership will enable exceptional service with Duranate’s remarkable technology as an environmentally friendly product to customers,” said Toshio Yamasaki, General Manager of Duranate Sales and Marketing, Asahi Kasei, Japan.
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