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The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry announced the winners of its Polyurethane Innovation Awards.


The Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry announced the winners of its Polyurethane polyurethane

Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives.
 Innovation Awards. Rhino Linings/HIT received the Innovation Award in the Products category for its use of polyurethane in the Battle Jacket FCS FCS - Frame Check Sequence , a spray polyurethane elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber.  and proprietary additive which combines to expand and permanently seal undesired holes from ballistic penetration. Cargill received the Innovation Award in the Technology category for its commercialization of BiOH, a polyols process technology representing a significant reduction in fossil fuel fossil fuel: see energy, sources of; fuel.
fossil fuel

Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas.
 energy demand and major reduction of C[O.sub.2] emissions.
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Title Annotation:Corporate, financial news
Publication:Rubber World
Date:Nov 1, 2006
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