TDI
BASF awards Fluor Ludwigshafen TDI EPCM contract On February 19th 2013, the Germany-based BASF chemical company selected the Fluor from the USA to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the new toluene diisocyanate (TDI) production in the Ludwigshafen chemical complex. Ludwigshafen is already one of the largest chemical complex in the world […]
BASF to take parts of Poland Ciech’s TDI business On October 2012, the Ludwigshafen, Germany-based, BASF, acquired parts of Ciech Chemical Group’s (Ciech) Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) business. This announcement comes in the same time as BASF is currently building the world largest single train TDI plant in Europe. BASF is a global leader in the […]
Definition: “Polyurethane“, like all plastics, is a polymer made by reacting diisocyanates (MDI and/or TDI) with a range of Polyols. Depending on the desired end product, chemical formulations may contain other ingredients such as catalysts, blowing agents and possibly flame retardants. Comments: Polyurethanes were invented back in the 1930s by Professor Dr. Otto Bayer (1902-1982). There are various types […]
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Mitusi) signed at SABIC’s headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 26, a license agreement in Methylene Diisocyanate (MDI) and Tuluene Diisocyanate (TDI) technologies. In doing so, SABIC intends to cope with it’s strategic plan to extend its global Market Leadership in polyurethane and serve its customers […]
Definition: “MDI” stands for Methylene Diphenyl diisocyanate. as a derivative from the Isocyanates familly, the MDI belongs to the Aromatics branch of the building blocks of the petrochemical industry. Comments: Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and 2,4 toluene diisocyanate (TDI) are used in the production of polyurethanes – an essential component in many products ranging from […]
The Linde Group (Linde) and Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), the joined venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, signed a long-term contract for the gas supply of Sadara Complex in construction in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Linde will spend $380 million in capital expenditure. Sadara will be the world’s largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase. […]
