Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, PA, a subgroup of Bayer AG, plans to in increase capacity for the polyurethane raw material MDI (diphenyl methane diisocyanate) at its sites in Tarragona, Spain, and Baytown, TX.Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, PA, a subgroup of Bayer AG, plans to in increase capacity for the polyurethane raw material MDI (diphenyl diphenyl /di·phen·yl/ (di-fen´il) a toxic compound comprising two linked benzene rings, used as a fungistat in containers for shipping citrus fruits. di·phen·yl (d  -f methane 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.) at its sites in Tarragona Tarragona (tär-rəgō`nə), city (1990 pop. 112,360), capital of Tarragona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, on the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of the Francolí River. A port and commercial center, it has an oil refinery, flour mills, and a large wine export., Spain, and Baytown Baytown, city (1990 pop. 63,850), Harris co., S Tex., at the head of Galveston Bay, on the Houston ship channel; inc. 1948 after the consolidation of Goose Creek, Pelly, and Baytown. In addition to its huge oil refineries, the city manufactures chemicals, steel pipe, and medical supplies., TX. The production of aniline an·i·lin ( n  -l n)n. (a base product for the manufacture of MDI) in Antwerp Antwerp, province, BelgiumAntwerp (ăn`twûrp), Du. Antwerpen, Fr. Anvers, province (1991 pop. 1,605,167), 1,104 sq mi (2,859 sq km), N Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. Antwerp (the provincial capital) and Mechelen are the chief cities., Belgium, is to be expanded at the same time. In Baytown, the company plans to expand its MDI capacity from its present level of 230,000 tons per year to 300,000 tons per year. Annual MDI capacity in Tarragona is also scheduled to increase from 100,000 to 150,000 tons by 2006. |
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