This book is a concise, yet easy-to-understand introduction into the wide field of polyurethanes. It provides an unusual, non-technical insight into polyurethanes. Information on the history and the development of polyurethanes, their market and economic opportunities are shared with the non-scientist. Raw materials, forms and properties of polyurethanes, their chemistry and industrial production . all this described on an introductory level avoiding chemical jargon and formulas.