Polyurethane is a widely used plastic and its applications increase day by day. Apart from its best known and valued properties - being obtainable as foam and its wide range of possible hardness, from very soft to very hard - it has the characteristic of being easily mouldable. Because it is highly adhesive, mould release agents must be used to remove it from the mould.

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