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(bayer) --
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 operating
permit is expected in the spring. Plans call for the construction of a EUR 150
million high-tech plant in Dormagen for the particularly ecological production
of the chemical TDI (toluene diisocyanate), which is required for flexible
polyurethane foam.
"We are pleased that the construction for this
important project can now begin and be completed within the next two years as
planned," says Dr. Joachim Wolff, head of the polyurethanes business and member
of the Executive Committee of Bayer MaterialScience. "With an annual capacity of
300,000 metric tons, the future world-scale plant is the final building block of
a long-term investment strategy in Dormagen in addition to being a key element
for optimizing our isocyanate production in Europe."
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