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The world’s biggest TDI plant will be built in Antwerp (Belgium) or Ludwigshafen (Germany).
A giant step into the future.
The world’s biggest single-train TDI plant will be in
Europe as of 2014.
TDI (toluene diisocyanate) is a key component for the polyurethane
industry. A large proportion of it is used in the
automotive industry for such items as seat upholstery and
interior linings, and in the furniture industry for flexible
foams in mattresses and upholstery and for wood coatings.
As one of the leading suppliers of basic products for polyurethanes,
BASF operates TDI plants in Geismar in the
USA, Schwarzheide in Germany, Yeosu in South Korea and
in Caojing in China.
BASF now intends to build the world’s biggest single-train
production plant for TDI in Europe. The plant will have an
annual capacity of 300,000 metric tons and be fully inte-
grated with the production plants for the required precursors.
The TDI plant will be located at one of the BASF
Verbundsites in Antwerp, Belgium, or in Ludwigshafen,
Germany, going into production from 2014. The choice of
location will be announced shortly. Planning for the TDI
plant is already underway.
Dr Martin Brudermüller, Vice Chairman of the Board of
Executive Directors of BASF SE, who is responsible for the
Plastics segment, says: “This new investment supports
BASF’s growth strategy, underlines our leading position as
the world’s biggest TDI producer and reinforces our strong
commitment to the TDI market. BASF will have the ability
to meet its customers’ demands through local world-scale
production in the largest markets, i.e., North America, Europe
and Asia, and China particularly.”
Trade fairs:
The top three in fall 2011.
Fairs you can’t afford to miss.
A&A: International Trade Fair for Safety, Security and
Health at Work, Düsseldorf, Germany, from 18th through
21st of October 2011, hall 5, booth 5K 32.
Further information: www.aplusa-online.com
Simac: International Trade Fair for the Footwear
and Leather Goods Industry, Bologna, Italy, from
18th through 20th of October 2011, hall 33, booth B23.
Further information: www.simac-fair.it
Fakuma: International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing,
Friedrichshafen, Germany, from 18th through 22nd
of October 2011, hall 84, booth B4-4306.
Further information: www.fakuma-messe.com
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