Bayer's Polymers Division.As completion of its diphenylmethane diisocyanate diisocyanate /di·iso·cy·anate/ (di-i?so-si´ah-nat) any of a group of compounds containing two isocyanate groups (—NCO), used in the manufacture of plastics and elastomers; they can cause sensitization and are eye and respiratory system irritants. (MDI (1) (Multiple Document Interface) A Windows function that allows an application to display and lets the user work with more than one document at the same time. ) unit at its Baytown, TX facility nears, Bayer's Polymers Division announced it will idle an older MDI unit at the facility and cut imports of this key polyurethane polyurethane Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives. component to North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . When completed in the third quarter of 1998, the MDI unit at Bayer's Baytown facility will have an annual production capacity of approximately 300 million pounds. As the new MDI unit comes on-line, Bayer will idle an older MDI unit which produces 110 million pounds annually at the Baytown facility. Idling the MDI unit will not affect employment levels at Baytown. |
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