Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has announced plans to add a 3,500 t/y production train to its Desmopan thermoplastic elastomers (TPU) plant at Cuddalore in India'sTamil Nadu state. The new capacity will lift total output capability at the facility to 6,000 t/y when it goes on stream in the second quarter of 2015.

The Cuddalore plant facility supplies the Indian market and also exports to Europe.

Marius Wirtz, head of the TPU business at BMS, said the planned increase of local capacity is an "important milestone to continuously support our customer's growth with custom-made TPUs in high-quality and with short lead times."

The company is the sole TPU producer in India.

Ajay Durrani, BMS country representative for the Indian subcontinent, said, the company continues to see strong growth opportunities in India across all business units.