Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a manufacturing facility for polyisocyanates at Ankleshwar, in the state of Gujarat, India. Polyisocyanates are used as raw materials for the production of polyurethane coatings and adhesives. With the investment
Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a
manufacturing facility for polyisocyanates at Ankleshwar, in the state of
Gujarat, India. Polyisocyanates are used as raw materials for the production of
polyurethane coatings and adhesives. With the investment of approximately EUR 20
million, the company wants to expand its business in India and to participate in
the strong growth of this local market for coatings and adhesives.
The plant will produce Desmodur? N grades based on aliphatic hexamethylene
diisocyanate (HDI). These raw materials are used for automotive, industrial and
plastics coatings. Furthermore, Desmodur? L grades will be manufactured from
aromatic toluylene diisocyanate (TDI). These are used as raw materials for wood
and furniture coatings as well as for the formulation of adhesives for flexible
packaging.
The initial capacity amounts to 15,000 tons per
year. It will be increased in stages in the coming years in accordance with the
predicted growth for polyurethane coatings and adhesives. The plant employs 35
people and adheres to state-of-the-art standards in terms of production
processes, quality and safety. Ankleshwar was selected as the location because
it is one of the biggest chemical manufacturing centers in India.
"This unit is the first of its kind in India and also a further indication of
the confidence that Bayer MaterialScience places in this country and its
economic future," said Dr. Tony Van Osselaer, Member of the Executive Committee
of Bayer MaterialScience, at the inauguration ceremony.
Bayer MaterialScience already operates a production facility for thermoplastic
polyurethanes in Cuddalore, an applications development laboratory for coatings
and adhesives in Thane, and a regional technical training center for the Asia
Pacific region in Chennai. The Greater Noida site, near New Delhi, is home to
three new buildings that were inaugurated only recently: the EcoCommercial
Building, the polyurethanes systems house and the Color Competence and Design
Center for polycarbonates.
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