• Environment
  • Sustainability
  • Emissions
  • Recycling & Waste Reduction
  • Climate Change
  • Ozone Protection
• Health
  • Health Effects
  • Worker Protection
  • Responsible Care®
• Safety
  • Medical Innovations
  • Fire Protection
• Energy Efficiency
  • Residential Buildings
  • Commercial Buildings
  • Sustainability
  • R-value and U-value
  • Green Building Rating Systems
• Standards
  • Energy
  • Fire Safety
  • Green Building
  • Products
  • R-Value Test Methods
  • Raw Materials

Polyurethanes 2010 Technical Conference, In Partnership With UTECH North America

Call for Papers Deadline: Abstracts due by 5:00 p.m. on March 8, 2010.

The Polyurethanes 2010 Technical Conference, in partnership with UTECH North America will take place on October 11-13, 2010 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

Each year, the Center for the Polyurethanes Industry issues a Call For Papers and Call For Posters. Papers and posters may address breakthrough technology in polyurethane markets or chemistry, developing markets and product areas such as rigid foam insulation or coatings. Learn more...

Abstract Submission Form

latest news

CPI Issues Call for Papers and Posters for Polyurethanes 2010 Technical Conference, In Partnership With UTECH North America

Polyurethanes Solving Multiple Automotive Challenges Relating to Environmental and Performance Issues

Renewable Content Polyurethane Materials, Applications Expand Dramatically According to Reports from the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference

key issues

Reducing Fire Safety Concerns from Residential Furnishing Fires

Residential furnishing fires are often blamed for fatalities in home fires. Educating the public on fire prevention, fire safety, the use of fire and smoke detectors and fire suppressant systems, and proper handling of potential ignition sources is an important element in avoiding fires. The specific analysis of the fire-related injury prevention is of particular interest to CPI when it comes to furthering its commitment to reducing injuries and deaths from residential furnishing fires.

latest publications

2006 Professional Development Programs

Multiple 100 level and 200 level polyurethane (PU) professional development programs are available including: Introduction to PU Chemistry; Introduction to PU Technology; Markets and Applications with a Brief Introduction to PU Chemistry; PU CASE; PU Raw Materials Testing, Specifications and Performance: The Myth and the Magic; Building Codes Introduction and Overview Relative to PU; EHS Issues of Aromatic Diisocyanates Relatives to PU; Physical Testing of PU Foams.

• Print this page
• Email this page

Did You Know?

Did you know that in 1970, Parker Brothers introduced the 'world's first official indoor ball' called the NERF® football, a polyurethane foam ball that was safe for indoor play?