Bayer Dedicates Unique Polyol Production Plant.

Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh, recently dedicated the world's first facility to produce polyether polyols in a continuous process. Bayer's Polyurethanes Div. converted a reactor at Channelview, Texas, to utilize the company's proprietary Impact catalyst technology in a continuous production process. The conversion nearly doubles polyol capacity at Channelview. Impact polyols from the plant are used in flexible PUR foams for furniture and bedding. Bayer acquired Impact technology last April as part of the polyols business of Lyondell Chemical. Two other Bayer plants use Impact catalysts in batch production of polyols.