Bayer MaterialScience, a subgroup of Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, plans to increase capacity for the polyurethane raw material MDI (diphenyl methane diisocyanate) at its sites in Tarragona, Spain, and Baytown, TX.Bayer MaterialScience Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) is an independent subgroup within Bayer AG. It was created as part of the restructuring of Bayer AG from the former business group Bayer Polymers, with certain of its activities being spun off to Lanxess AG. , a subgroup of Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, plans to increase capacity for the polyurethane raw material 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. (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 n. See biphenyl. methane diisocyanate) at its sites in Tarragona, Spain, and Baytown, TX. Production of aniline aniline (ăn`əlĭn), C6H5NH2, colorless, oily, basic liquid organic compound; chemically, a primary aromatic amine whose molecule is formed by replacing one hydrogen atom of a benzene molecule with an amino , a base product for the manufacture of MDI, in Antwerp, Belgium, is to be expanded at the same time. Bayer MaterialScience currently has a global MDI capacity of around 800,000 tons per year, and plans to increase this to 920,000 tons per year by 2006. |
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