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.

Bayer announced that the new name of its MaterialScience business will be Covestro, effective on September 1, 2015.

As announced in November 2013, Vencorex is expanding its global capacity for Tolonate™ HDI derivatives by establishing a new production unit in Thailand.

The UTECH North America two-day conference and exhibition is taking place June 4-5, 2014, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC.

Myriant anticipates a significant level of interest in its product offerings, which incorporate bio-based chemicals that are sustainable, economical, drop-in replacements and substitutes for petroleum-based chemicals, resulting in a wide range of products from polyurethanes to coalescing solvents.