Bayer MaterialScience has
announced a capacity expansion of Desmodur®N aliphatic
coatings raw materials at the Bayer integrated site in Caojing,
China, near Shanghai.
The plant has increased the
capacity of Desmodur N to 27,000 tpa to meet the growing demand in Asia,
particularly China,
in the automotive, general industrial and plastics market. The company has produced
Desmodur N coatings raw materials at Caojing since April 2003 at a facility
that had an initial capacity of 11,500 tpa.
Desmodur N is part of the
Desmodur polyisocyanates range of raw materials for the formulation of a
variety of polyurethane coatings, adhesives and sealants. Desmodur N is a
solvent-free aliphatic polyisocyanate resin based on hexamethylene diisocyanate
(HDI).
For more information, visitwww.bayermaterialscience.com.