During the past 40–50 years, foamed polymers have found increasing importance in the world market place due to the unique characteristics and properties they provide when compared to solid plastics. While most thermo sets and thermoplastics can be made in a foamed or cellular structure under certain conditions, the materials known as polyurethanes have become predominant for many applications in this field. Through the proper selection of the starting materials, foamed polyurethanes can range in characteristics from extremely soft, resilient cushioning products to very tough and rigid structural members. As varied as the products are, so too are the machines and processes used to produce them. Certain other systems, such as polyureas, are also processed with the same equipment as polyurethanes. The word polyurethane is somewhat misleading since, unlike most plastics, the final product is not made by polymerizing a monomer. Instead, the products contain a number of polyurethane groups in a complex structure that is controlled by the choice of starting materials and the production conditions. Polyurethane formulations cover an extremely wide range of stiffness, hardness, and densities. These materials include: • Low-density flexible foam used in upholstery, bedding, and automotive and truck seating • Low-density rigid foam used for thermal insulation and RTM cores • Soft solid elastomers used for gel pads and print rollers • Low density elastomers used in footwear • Hard solid plastics used as electronic instrument bezels and structural parts • Flexible plastics used as straps and bands The global polyurethane foam types are significantly penetrating their end-user industry market. These have different characteristics as per the manufacturing and their application requirement in the end products. The Asia-Pacific market is expected to dominate with its growing demand for polyurethane foams in different applications especially bedding & furniture, and building & construction. The polyurethane foam demand in terms of value and volume depicts the current and future projections according to the parallel economic and industrial outlook. This analysis covers major developments, expansions, agreements & mergers, and acquisitions of the leading global companies. As a whole it is a good project for new entrepreneurs for investment. Few Indian Major Players are as under • Arvind International Ltd. • Gandhigram Rubbers Ltd. • Harita Fehrer Ltd. • Harita Polymer Ltd. • Hind C-Bay Webtech Ltd. • M M Rubber Co. Ltd. • New Plastomers India Ltd. • Orion Laminates Ltd. • Packaging India Pvt. Ltd. • R T Packaging Ltd. • Sharp Industries Ltd. • Shroff Textiles Ltd. • Tirupati Foam Ltd. • Uflex Ltd. • Uma Polymers Ltd. • Victory Laminations Ltd.
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