Bayer MaterialScience declares force majeure.Bayer MaterialScience LLC (www.bayermaterialscience. com), the North American subsidiary of Bayer MaterialScience AG, Leverkusen, Germany, declared force majeure for a large part of its U.S. production in Baytown, TX, as a result of damage from Hurricane Ike. This affects the polyurethanes (PUR), coatings, adhesives, specialties (CAS) and polycarbonates (PCS) business units, as well as the inorganic basic chemicals segment. The declaration applies to methylene diphenyl diisocyanate Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, most often abbreviated as MDI, is an aromatic diisocyanate. It exists in three isomers, 2,2'-MDI, 2,4'-MDI, and 4,4'-MDI. The 4,4' isomer is most practically useful, and is also known as Pure MDI. (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. ), toluene diisocyanate (TDI), polyether polyols and related products, hexamethylene isocyanate i·so·cy·a·nate n. Any of a family of nitrogenous chemicals that are used in industry and can cause respiratory disorders, especially asthma, if inhaled. (HDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI IPDI Isophorone Diisocyanate IPDI Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet (George Washington University) ), modified isocyanates, Desmodur W and related products, Makrolon, Bayblend PC/ABS PC/ABS Polycarbonate/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene and Makroblend PC/PE within North America. This step was taken in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which damaged or destroyed vast swathes of the infrastructure in the Houston, TX, region. (RW+) (RW+) The Rubber World plus icon appearing throughout the magazine, signifies more information is available on that item by accessing the digital edition of Rubber World at: www.rubberworld.com |
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