PU Review

Featured Articles | Issue - 4 | 2026 | January 12-18

• Cover Story : In this issue, the cover story features Stefan Hermes, Founder & Chairman of the Asian Polyurethane Business Association (APBA), who shares his extensive experience and insights from a career spanning Europe and Asia in the global polyurethane industry. In this in-depth conversation, he reflects on leadership built on operational discipline, clarity in decision-making, and the integration of chemistry, process control, and business accountability. Stefan also discusses the motivation behind founding APBA as a practical platform for collaboration across Asia’s PU value chain, along with his vision for sustainable growth, supply-chain resilience, digitalization, and faster industry learning in an increasingly volatile market environment.

• Polyurethane News : Researchers Develop Sustainable Polyurethane Foam from Waste Cooking Oil | Huntsman Uses AI to Transform Fire Testing for Polyurethane Insulation | New Method Enables Closed-Loop Recycling of Polyurethane Foam | Waterborne Polyurethanes Pave the Way for Safer Biomedical Materials

• Global Polyurethane Directory

• Upcoming Events:  PU Week 2026 (30 Mar - 2 Apr 2026, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)