Established on July 28, 2011 by registering at Shanghai Municipal Administration of Social Organizations, Shanghai Polyurethane Industry Association is in the charge of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization. With more than 60 members from across the PU value chain, the association is a voluntary non-profit organization comprised of PU-related enterprises, scientific research institutes, universities and colleges.
Purpose of the association: Communicating members’ concerns to the government and safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests; strengthening communication with the government and the public to promote their understanding of the polyurethanes industry; promoting clustering of various resources to unlock the industry’s development potential; facilitating exchanges and cooperation between PU firms at home and abroad and across the value chain on production, technology, market, circular economy, etc.; and fostering healthy and sustainable development of polyurethanes industry.

Located in Shanghai, the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) is an application-oriented research university focusing on engineering while emphasizing the coordinated development of multiple disciplines including engineering, science, economics, management, literature, law and art. Originated from the University of Shanghai founded in 1906 and Deutsche Medizinschule in 1907, USST was established in 1996 through the merger of East China University of Technology (formerly Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering) and Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Technology.