look what we did!Innovations From Polyurethane Manufacturers

Mardi Gras

Kings cake, beads and beignets: just a few of the items that remind us of Mardi Gras. Wherever in the world you may be celebrating Fat Tuesday, you will also likely be celebrating with polyurethane!

Polyurethane can be found in a lot of the materials that supply your best parties! Incredible durability makes it the perfect finishing coat for crafty purple masks, shiny golden beads and many other fun plastic decorations.

You may be wearing a feathered mask, but you can’t hide from incredible polyurethane!

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The Big Game

On Sunday, February 7th, we will all crowd around the television with our loved ones to cheer on our favorite teams in the biggest football game of the year.

Polyurethane gets in on the game action as well – by creating soles that are long lasting and practical, it is a big component of most football cleats.

Polyurethane is also found inside helmets, adding a layer of protection for the hard hits – proven to reduce the pain from a hit by up to 33%.

And let’s not forget the reason most of us attend the party to...

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International Builders Show

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (IBS) brought together some of the nation’s most innovative products and ideas – many containing polyurethane. Participants spent three days in Las Vegas last month to attend lectures and engage with exciting new products, many of which aim to bring a social and ecological benefit to the industry.

More than 300 projects were submitted for the IBS awards, which honored participants based on their strength in the following categories:

• Innovation
• Functionality
• Good Design
• Builder/Consumer Friendly

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World of Concrete Show

The 40-year old World of Concrete Show begins today!

Attendees will browse more than 1000 exhibits of equipment, tools, products and services from industries in the building & architecture realm. Concrete is used much more in building and construction than many of us realize – in places we can see and some that are hidden.

Let’s not forget to give a special shout out to polyurethane, which can add extra strength even to concrete! Polyurethane sealants create a protective layer on the surface of concrete floorsWhat does that mean? It means when you stomp through that cool trendy warehouse...

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National Puzzle Day

What better way to spend time with your family than to have endless fun piecing together your favorite puzzle! 

But when the fun is done, what do you do with your puzzle?  Maybe you could leave it in the middle of your living room  floor or take all of your hard work apart piece by piece.  Or maybe you should use polyurethane to preserve that hours of memories you can just made with your family!

Polyurethane is the perfect protective coating that smoothly glazes over your perfectly pieced puzzle.  It goes on clear and never yellows so your family memories...

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Gear up for Winter Sports with Polyurethane

Whether hiking, climbing or snowboarding, polyurethane is there for many extreme winter sports needs.

When combined with nylon, polyurethane makes a lightweight, flexible, durable, and soft material.  It conforms to your body while you’re speeding down a hill or climbing up a mountain.

Polyurethane is infused in the winter jackets that keep you warm, typically without all the heavy constrictive bulk of a regular jacket!  The polyurethane helps make the jacket lightweight so you can catch come major air without being weighed down.

Polyurethane also helps keep you dry in the rain and in the snow.  Polyurethane’s revolutionary water resistant...

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Polyurethane in Santa’s Workshop

Students make wooden toys for charity and apply polyurethane onto wooden reindeer:

Students in Dallas hand crafted wooden reindeers and toys for charity last month. Guess what also had a role in the good deed? Polyurethane!

These ambitious and generous students beautifully finished their hand crafted wooden toys by brushing on a coat of polyurethane. A polyurethane top coat helps protect the wood from every day wear and tear so children can have hours of fun playing with their favorite toys for years to come.

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Exercising New Year’s Resolutions

Relax and detox stress away with some much deserved hot yoga.  But make sure you take polyurethane with you!

That’s right, some yoga mats, have a polyurethane coating to help you find your Namaste.  The polyurethane coating helps you work out by wicking away sweat while also increasing your grip!  Now you can focus on perfecting your downward dog with a little help form polyurethane!

Hot yoga somehow just got way better. Thank you, polyurethane!

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Electronic Holiday Gifts

Slim laptops, audiophile headphones, wearable tech, game consoles, and electronics galore are popular – and many consumers either gave or received these items as holiday gifts.

Did you know that polyurethane is used in many of these gadgets?

Polyurethane has revolutionized the electronics industry.  It is used in electronics to help protect the delicate inner workings by adding insulation and long lasting adhesives.

So while you’re playing with your new electronics, you are likely playing with incredible polyurethane.  Science is fun!

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