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The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) is now accepting applications for the 2026 Polyurethane Innovation Award, which recognizes companies and individuals whose vision and perseverance bring groundbreaking polyurethane technologies, products, and initiatives to market.
Applications will be accepted through June 19, 2026, and the award will be presented during the 2026 Polyurethanes Technical Conference.

A new hands-on training event focused on advanced polymer manufacturing will debut this spring as Leistritz Extrusion Technology hosts its first Reactive Extrusion (REX) Workshop in North Carolina.

Scheduled for May 13–14, 2026, the two-day workshop will take place at the Polymers Center of Excellence in Charlotte and will combine classroom instruction with live equipment demonstrations, according to event organizers.

Under the expanded agreement, IMCD will distribute Evonik’s VISIOMER® Specialty Methacrylates products, which supports a broad range of end-use applications, including, but not limited to, coatings, adhesives and sealants, construction, composites and polymer synthesis.

Cimcorp announced that Don Heelis, Global Tire Sales Manager, has been named a 2026 Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. The annual award list recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. Heelis has appeared on the list five times over the past decade, highlighting his ongoing commitment to modernizing tire production and distribution operations through intelligent, future-ready automation.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB has signed a letter of intent with an undisclosed party regarding the potential licensing of Enviro’s proprietary technology for the establishment of one or several tire pyrolysis plants in North America.

MAP invites you to submit an abstract for the 2026 AMAP Annual Conference & Workshop, October 19-21, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts. Submissions are due April 24, 2026.

This year’s conference will explore how advanced materials, polymer technologies, and performance-driven engineering are redefining the way we design, produce, and construct asphalt pavements and roofing systems.

Univar Solutions B.V., a subsidiary of Univar Solutions LLC, has expanded its distribution partnership with SI Group to supply a broader range of performance additives across select markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The agreement, announced March 11, extends the companies’ collaboration through the Ingredients + Specialties division of Univar Solutions and covers SI Group’s portfolio of additives used in plastics, rubber and adhesives manufacturing. The products include antioxidants, stabilizers, ultraviolet light stabilizers and impact modifiers.

The company reported 2025 sales of €5.49 billion, down 4.1% from €5.72 billion in 2024 as weak demand and challenging market conditions weighed on several business segments. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) fell 43% to €426.7 million, while the company recorded a net loss of €804.9 million for the year.

Twenty students at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) participated in the ninth annual Rethink the Rink Make-a-thon, an intense one-week program aimed at increasing safety in hockey using advanced materials from Covestro. With guidance from experts at Covestro, a world-leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials, the Pittsburgh Penguins professional hockey team, and Bauer Hockey, the world’s leading hockey equipment manufacturer, four teams of students competed, each designing a groundbreaking hockey goalie chest protector prototype.

The green team’s winning prototype incorporated hexagonal impact plates and a unique cooling system.
See a video recap of Rethink the Rink Make-a-thon 2026.