Bayer to Build New Methylene Diisocyanate (MDI) Complex in Baytown, Texas

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Bayer, a global chemical and healthcare company, is constructing a new methylene diisocyanate (MDI) complex in Baytown, Texas, to increase its global capacity. The new facility will be completed in 1998 and will add over 300 million pounds to the company's annual capacity, making it the largest such plant in the Bayer Group. This project aims to meet the rapidly growing world demand for MDI-related polyurethane chemicals. The new complex will supply the U.S. and selected other markets worldwide.

Key Takeaways:

  • Bayer will build a new MDI complex in Baytown, Texas, to increase its global capacity, with a targeted completion date of 1998.
  • The new facility will add over 300 million pounds to Bayer's annual capacity, making it the largest MDI plant in the Bayer Group.
  • The complex will supply the U.S. and selected other markets worldwide to meet the growing demand for MDI-related polyurethane chemicals.
  • The MDI complex will serve various industries, including rigid foam insulation, appliance and construction, wood building products, reaction injection molding (RIM) applications, and passenger safety technologies.
  • Bayer is the world's leading supplier of MDI and will further strengthen this position with the capacity increase in Baytown.
  • The MDI complex will utilize a world-class manufacturing process and operate in Bayer Corporation's Baytown, Texas, site.
  • H. Lee Noble, President of the Polymers Division in the United States, stated that the new complex will make Bayer the largest domestic MDI supplier and demonstrates Bayer's commitment to the MDI market and the polyurethane industry.

Statistics:

  • 300 million pounds: The targeted annual capacity increase from the new MDI complex in Baytown, Texas.
  • 60%: The global capacity increase with the completion of the new MDI complex.
  • 1994: The year in which Bayer Corporation had sales of $7.1 billion.
  • 24,000: The number of people employed by Bayer Corporation as of 1994.
  • 7.1 billion: Bayer Corporation's sales in 1994.
  • 1998: The targeted completion date of the new MDI complex in Baytown, Texas.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Bayer to Build New Methylene Diisocyanate (MDI) Complex in Baytown, Texas" (April 3, 1995)
  • Bayer Corporation, "Methylene Diisocyanate (MDI)" (Reference material)
  • Patricia A. Cafaro of Bayer Corporation, "Bayer Corporation Media Contact" (412-777-4197)