Polyurethane: It’s used to make seat cushions, memory foam, paint and myriad other products. Unfortunately, due to its widespread use, more than a million tons of polyurethane waste end up in U.S.

It created something of a stir when, back in 2022, researchers from Aarhus University announced a new and inexpensive way of breaking down polyurethane (PU) plastic into its original components, which ...

(BPT) - To help put America's aging infrastructure on the road to recovery, Dow Polyurethanes is using science and technology to develop innovative product solutions where they are needed most.

A $6.9 million European research project is investigating how to significantly improve the recycling of polyurethane plastics, employing methods such as chemical recycling technologies. Coordinated by ...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Algenesis Labs, a leader in sustainable materials science, today announced the commissioning of our Bio-Iso™ pilot plant, where we now make the world's first ...

Innovative Chemical Products, which is backed by Audax Private Equity, has acquired UK-based Leeson Polyurethanes, a manufacturer of polyurethane adhesives and coatings. No financial terms were ...

Mitsui Chemicals will work with two other Japanese firms, Paramount Bed and Rever, on a process to chemically recycle polyurethane in old mattresses, a notoriously bulky source of waste. Their project ...

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, (somehow) churns out one video per week in his "The Right Chemistry" series. "Dr. Joe" manages to make all of them ...

Eco-friendly materials science corporation Dongsung Chemical announced that it has established a new polyurethane (PU) factory in the Karawang region of Indonesia and held an opening ceremony on the ...

Together with partners from industry, researchers from Aarhus University have now proven that simple chemistry can do more than just extract important raw materials from polyurethane foam – the most ...