Furniture manufacturer and polymer engineering firm create environmentally friendly foam
Chromcraft and MCPU Polymer Engineering jointly develop soy-based foam for use in furniture products.
David Greenfield -- Control Engineering, 11/16/2009
Residential and commercial furniture manufacturer Chromcraft, a division of Chromcraft Revington Inc., and MCPU Polymer Engineering have co-developed a seating foam using soy-based Honey Bee polyol.
The new foam cushions are said to comply with rigorous physical test standards demanded for residential and commercial seating applications and prove it is possible to produce environmentally friendly foam without sacrificing critical performance attributes.
MCPU claims its proprietary technology takes soybean oil to polyol in one step, saving energy and reducing the greenhouse effect. The end product is a consistent soy-polyol that works well with conventional urethane materials to produce high quality foams. The polyol contributes to Presidential initiatives for U.S. production and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; its use also enables Chromcraft to make a positive impact on U.S. farming initiatives.
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