CPI Survey Reveals Polyurethanes Production Increases Across All Major Product Segments
WASHINGTON – The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) announced the topline results of a two-year survey on the polyurethanes industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The 2014 End-Use Market Survey on the Polyurethanes Industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico shows that polyurethane production rose in all major product segments between 2012 and 2014, with the most significant increase taking place for rigid foam applications.
Combined polyurethane production for the United States, Canada and Mexico increased from about 6.92 million pounds in 2012 to 7.65 million pounds by the end of 2014, with a significant polyurethane demand increase in the automotive sector.