BASF starts operations at 300,000-metric-ton TDI plant at Ludwigshafen site

Competitiveness of Ludwigshafen site strengthened

19-Nov-2015 - BASF officially inaugurated the new TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant at its Ludwigshafen site. The plant has an annual capacity of 300,000 metric tons of TDI. The total investment, including precursors, is over €1billion. This is the largest investment ever made at the site and will create ...

Bayer MaterialScience wraps up major investment in Germany

Company invests some EUR 250 million at Dormagen site

11-Dec-2014 - Materials manufacturer Bayer MaterialScience has successfully concluded a major capital expenditure project in Germany. On Tuesday, the company brought an ultra-efficient and resource-conserving world-scale plant for the production of the chemical TDI, a main component in high-quality foams, on ...

BASF increases prices for MDI and TDI

12-May-2014 - With immediate effect, or as contract terms allow,BASF will be increasing prices for all its Lupranat® MDI (Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate) basic products by €70 per metric ton and for its Lupranat® TDI (Toluene Diisocyanate) basic products by €50 per metric ton in the EMEA region (Europe, ...

Ceresana publishes the first complete analysis of the polyurethanes and isocyanates market

Energy Efficiency and Comfort with the Help of Polyurethane (PUR)

12-Jul-2013 - Polyurethane (PUR) is a versatile, durable plastic. As forecasts published in the latest ofCeresana'sstudies show, global demand for PUR will continue to rise during the next couple of years. Important reasons are far-reaching global trends such as increasing mobility, climate change, demographic ...

BASF completes acquisition of parts of Ciech’s TDI business

14-Mar-2013 - BASF has successfully completed its acquisition of parts of Ciech’s TDI (toluene diisocyanate) business. The TDI production facility of Ciech’s subsidiary Zachem, Poland, is not part of the transaction. TDI is a key component for the polyurethane industry. To a large extent it is used in the ...

BASF to acquire parts of Ciech’s TDI business

17-Oct-2012 - BASF and Ciech announced the acquisition of parts of Ciech’s global TDI (toluene diisocyanate) business by BASF. The acquisition is subject to approval by the appropriate antitrust authorities. Closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter of 2013. Financial terms of the agreement ...

Bayer gets green light for new world-scale TDI plant in Dormagen

24-Feb-2012 - Bayer MaterialScience can begin construction in Dormagen of a new world-scale plant for a key plastics precursor. The Cologne regional administration has now granted the permit for an early start to construction, clearing the way for the extensive construction work to begin promptly. The final ...

BASF to build an integrated 300,000 metric tons TDI plant in Ludwigshafen

80,000 metric tons TDI plant in Schwarzheide planned to be closed

19-Jan-2012 - BASF announced that it will build a single-train 300,000 metric tons per year production plant for TDI (toluene diisocyanate) and expand additional plants for its precursors at its site in Ludwigshafen. These include the construction of a new hydrogen chloride recycling plant as well as the ...

Bayer MaterialScience commissions new hydrogenation technical center

Pooling of research activities for the efficient production of MDI and TDI

17-Jan-2012 - Bayer MaterialScience has commissioned a new technical center for the development of isocyanate production processes at Chempark Dormagen. The research center was erected in just under a year with an investment of EUR 5 million. “All global research activities related to the production of ...

BASF to build world’s largest single-train TDI plant in Europe

Fully integrated 300,000 metric tons plant to start up in 2014

30-May-2011 - BASF will build the world’s largest single-train TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Europe. The plant will have a capacity of 300,000 metric tons per year and will be fully integrated with precursor production. The TDI plant will be located at one of the company’s integrated Verbund sites in ...