ISOPA Position Paper on Driver Shortage

In recent months, the chemical logistics industry has been confronted with a shortage of truck drivers. This shortage can also be observed within the diisocyanates industry. The origin of this shortage can be explained by different factors. A...

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ISOPA/ALIPA Statement on the Revision of REACH

Brussels, 23 May 2022 An important aspect of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability that was launched by the European Commission is the Revision of the REACH Regulation. This Revision provides an opportunity for the industry and the...

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Trainings for diisocyanates users go live!

Online trainings for diisocyanates users are now live and available in English in the entire EU. You can access the trainings by clicking here.  This is the first milestone in the roll-out of the training programme developed by ISOPA...

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ISOPA welcomes new President and Vice-President

28 June 2021 - The ISOPA General Assembly has elected Christopher Metz, Vice-President of Business Management Isocyanates at BASF, as the new President of ISOPA. Mr Metz was previously Vice-President of ISOPA and succeeds Herman Motmans, Sr....

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ISOPA relaunches polyurethanes.org website

ISOPA is relaunching polyurethanes.org with an updated design to renew the story of polyurethanes! This site offers resources for the polyurethanes value-chain and information for consumers. It tells the story about the benefits that...

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Public Consultation on OEL launched

25 October 2019 - Public consultation on Occupational Exposure Limits (OEL) of two substances launched – Amongst them Diisocyanates The European Diisocyanate and Polyol Producers Association (ISOPA) and the European Aliphatic Isocyanates...

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ISOPA and ALIPA at the European Coatings Show 2019

ALIPA`s and ISOPA’s Secretary General, Jörg Palmersheim, last week attended the biennial European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany. Mr. Palmersheim gave a presentation on Tuesday, March 19, on the ongoing restriction of diisocyanates. ...

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Isopa leadership team approve future framework

The ISOPA 2019 General Assembly took place in January, where the Leadership Team approved the future framework for ISOPA as developed in a workshop back in 2018. The leadership team agreed on ISOPA’s vision to become “increasingly valued by...

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ISOPA participates in One Step Ahead workshop in UAE

On November 20th 2018, ISOPA, the European Diisocyanate and Polyol Producers Association, participated in a workshop with its regional partners in the Middle East in Dubai, UAE. The workshop was aimed at sharing best practices and to...

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