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Dow Starts Operations at New Freeport MDI Plant

20.09.2023 -

Dow has started operations of its new MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its US manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas.

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BASF and Huntsman Reorganize MDI Production in Caojing

01.08.2023 -

BASF, Huntsman and their Chinese partners in the joint venture Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate Co (SLIC) complete the planned separation of their joint MDI production in...

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Covestro Starts Energy-Saving Chlorine Plant in Spain

20.02.2023 -

German engineering plastics producer Covestro has started up a new €200 million chlorine plant at its Tarragona complex in Spain. The company said the new facility will...

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BASF Kicks off Final US Expansion Round for MDI

20.07.2022 -

BASF has kicked off the third and final round of its expansion project for polyurethanes precursor MDI at Geismar, Louisiana.

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Chinese Gas Shortfall stops BASF’S MDI plant

19.12.2017 - BASF has declared force majeure on deliveries from its 400,000 t/y production for polyurethane feedstock MDI at Chongqing, near Shanghai, China, and has had to stop production...

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Covestro to Hang onto Tarragona MDI Site

14.12.2017 - Engineering plastics producer Covestro has committed itself to continuing production of MDI in Spain rather than close its plant at Tarragona at the end of this year as envisioned...

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Air Products Builds Gases Plant for Huntsman

25.07.2017 - Air Products has signed a long-term agreement to build, own and operate a new steam methane reformer (SMR) and cold box for Huntsman in Geismar, Louisiana, USA. The facility will...

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Wanhua and BorsodChem Invest in European MDI Storage

22.06.2017 - Chinese chemical group Wanhua and its Hungarian subsidiary BorsodChem have invested in a new bulk storage facility for the isocyanate MDI at Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The...