By incorporating recycled PET into polyols, the properties familiar to PET, such as toughness, flexibility, hydrolytic stability, and chemical and stain resistance, can be incorporated into many CASE applications.

INVISTA is bringing production of its TERRIN™ polyols to Europe via its facility in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.

VORASTAR 7000 hybrid polyurea coatings exhibit excellent adhesion to steel and adhesion retention after longtermimmersion testing.

Polycin® XP 100 LV and Polycin XP 200 LV are 100% solids castor oil-based polyols developed as cost-effective reactive diluents in solventborne acrylic and polyester systems to lower VOCs and increase solids.

Specialty chemicals supplier Vertellus has introduced two new natural oil polyols that have been developed primarily for two-component solvent-borne industrial-maintenance applications.

HORN, a distributor of specialty ingredients, chemicals and raw materials, is expanding its distribution partnership with BASF in the western United States.

McCullough & Associates has added STEPAN’S liquid polyester polyols to its industrial line of products.

Effective February 15, 2014, Stepan will increase prices for STEPANPOL^® CASE and flexible-grade aliphatic polyester polyols by $0.08 per pound.

Dow Polyurethanes, a business of The Dow Chemical Co. (Dow), will increase its polyol and copolymer capacity at its Freeport, TX, facilities as a result of debottlenecking.

Huntsman Corp., The Woodlands, TX, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Oxid L.P., a privately held manufacturer and marketer of specialty urethane polyols based in Houston.