Ottawa, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The flexible polyurethane foam market size to record US$ 6.32 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow beyond US$ 10.86 billion by 2034, a study published by ...

Researchers developed flexible, bio-based polyurethane foam using lignin extracted from pine. This eco-friendly alternative replaces 20% of petroleum-based chemicals and matches conventional foam in ...

A research team from Washington State University replaced 20% of the polyurethane foam's fossil fuel-based chemicals with an eco-friendly lignin preparation. Like regular polyurethane foam, the ...

A couple of years ago, as I was cleaning my bedroom, I came across a wad of shriveled foam in a small paper cup. It immediately brought back memories of one of my high school science experiments. I ...

Researchers have just developed an innovative process for producing isocyanate-free, recyclable and biobased polyurethane (PU) foams by using a rapid foaming technology from room-temperature ...

The Bayfit 582 viscoelastic molded-polyurethane foam system from Bayer Corp. allows manufacturers to customize the slowness of recovery in products such as cushions and padding.

Ever since water was accidentally introduced into a reactor that contained toluene diisocyanate and polyester polyol, creating the first flexible polyurethane foam, materials scientists and designers ...

Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane ...

This innovation, developed by researchers at ULiège, offers a cutting-edge alternative to the traditional process based on toxic isocyanates. Researchers from the University of Liège have just ...