22-05-2013

Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance plastics, foams and coatings in key sectors such as mobility, construction, IT and renewable energy. They will ...

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Plans to expand production, distribution network and research

17-11-2011

The Bayer Group plans to further expand its production, distribution network and research activities in Asia and considerably increase its sales in the region in the coming years. “We aim to achieve a more than 60 percent increase in our sales in Asia by 2015,” Management Board Chairman Dr. ...

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24-06-2011

Bayer MaterialScience today held a ground-breaking ceremony for the third phase of the expansion of its Polymer Research & Development Center (PRDC) in Shanghai, China. The PRDC, which will become an innovation center for the company, is scheduled to be operational by the second half of ...

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Five new facilities to be completed by 2012

19-11-2010

Bayer MaterialScience has announced plans to invest EUR 110 million to build five new downstream facilities in China by 2012 as part of an ongoing process to serve the booming manufacturing sector in the country. The facilities comprise three polyurethanes systems houses, a new polycarbonate ...

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Air Liquide has signed a new 15-year industrial gases contract with Bayer Polyurethanes

21-12-2009

Air Liquide, through its subsidiary Shanghai Chemical Industry Park Industrial Gases Company (SCIPIG), has signed a new 15-year industrial gases contract with Bayer Polyurethanes (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (BPUS). SCIPIG will invest in a Steam Methane Reformer (hydrogen unit) designed and built by ...

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New facility provides customized polycarbonate solutions

20-11-2009

Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated its Color Competence and Design Center in Guangzhou, China. The new facility provides tailored products and solutions for polycarbonate compounds, ranging from color matching and small-scale production, to the broad range of technical services to support ...

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09-11-2009

Bayer MaterialScience has announced a capacity expansion of Desmodur® N aliphatic coatings raw materials at the Bayer integrated site in Caojing, near Shanghai in China. The plant has increased the capacity of Desmodur® N to 27,000 tpa to meet the growing demand in Asia, particularly China, ...

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12-11-2008

Bayer MaterialScience inaugurated its new polyurethane systems house in Guangzhou, China. The company now owns a global network of 30 systems houses in close proximity to its customers. With customized polyurethanes solutions, the new BaySystems systems house will serve customers in diverse ...

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Startup of 350,000 tons/year MDI train

20-10-2008

Bayer MaterialScience has successfully started production at its new 350,000 tons/year diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) complex at the Bayer Integrated Site Shanghai (BISS). The new world-scale plant is the largest MDI facility of its kind in the world, according to the company. ...

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Waterborne coating and adhesive raw materials now also from Shanghai

16-09-2008

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a state-of-the-art production plant at the integrated production site in Shanghai to manufacture polyurethane dispersions (PUD). The plant has an annual capacity of 20,000 metric tons. Bayer MaterialScience now therefore has facilities in North America, Europe ...

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