Milliken & Company announced that it has won the Europur Innovation Award for the company’s Milliguard AOX-1 polymer-bound antioxidant for polyurethane. Europur, the European Association of Flexible Polyurethane Foam Blocks Manufacturers, created this award to recognise excellence and professionalism in the flexible PU foam industry. Antoni Puig, product line manager, EMEA – PU Colorants & Additives, and Sven De Vis, European technical manager, accepted the award on behalf of Milliken on 8 June 2016 at the 50thanniversary celebration of Europur in Brussels, Belgium.
“Winning the Europur Innovation Award – after taking an R&D 100 Award late last year – further validates the importance of our Milliguard AOX-1 Antioxidant technology as a growing material of choice in a wide range of interior automotive applications,” said Jesse Shoultz, global market manager for Performance Colorants & Ingredients at Milliken & Company. “This patented solution enables polyol producers and foam manufacturers to …
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