News

Group plans to expand polyurethane capacities

Leverkusen – Bayer MaterialScience is considering building a world-scale production facility for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) in Europe. A decision on the construction of the plant is due to be made this year. It would have an annual capacity of 400,000 tons and could be commissioned in 2012. Realization of this project would raise the annual global MDI capacity of Bayer MaterialScience to 1,850,000 tons, including the new 350,000-ton plant due on stream later in 2008 at the integrated site in Shanghai. Operating a world-scale MDI facility in Europe would help Bayer MaterialScience to further expand its leading position in the polyurethane industry.