MOSCOW (MRC) -- Bayer MaterialScience successfully commissioned a second line for the production of Desmopan TPUs in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu India, as per GV.
The extension of the production facility was recently inaugurated by Ajay Durrani, Managing Director and Senior Country Representative - Indian SubContinent, Bayer MaterialScience Pvt. Ltd. and Marius Wirtz, Global Head of TPU Business at Bayer MaterialScience. With the investment, the annual capacity of the Cuddalore site will increase to 6,000 t from its current capacity of 2,500 t.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Ajay Durrani said, "The investment in Cuddalore is a testament to the confidence that the company has in the country. Bayer MaterialScience is now even better positioned to meet the strong global and local demand for TPU."
Marius Wirtz said, "Desmopan sales continue to grow unabated in (what is) one of the world’s fastest growing TPU markets." Wirtz also noted that this is also an occasion to celebrate over 10 years of accident-free operations at the Cuddalore site.
Juergen Haettig, Head of Application Development EMEA region highlighted the new TPU solutions from Bayer MaterialScience which included high-transparent grades, C3 ether-based grades, high modulus grades, solutions for additive manufacturing and TPUs made from greenhouse gas and biobased raw materials.
As MRC informed previously, in December 2014, Bayer MaterialScience successfully concluded a major capital expenditure project in Germany. 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 stream at its site in Dormagen, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Including infrastructure and supplier costs, total capital expenditure at Chempark Dormagen amounts to more than EUR 400 million. The site is to become Bayer MaterialScience’s European center for TDI production. Under construction for 30 months, the new plant replaces a smaller production unit for toluene diisocyanate (TDI). The chemical is used in the production of flexible polyurethane foams, which is used to produce many everyday articles including mattresses, car seats and upholstered furniture.
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