Bayer MaterialScience plans to build a new aniline production plant in Antwerp, Belgium. It is to have a capacity of 50,000 tons/year and reach completion in early 2006. An innovative process will be used for the first time, which above all cuts investment and manufacturing costs. The new facility will be near an existing aniline plant in Antwerp, the capacity of which is likewise to be increased by 25,000 tons/year to reach 165,000 tons/year by the end of 2005. The total investment for both projects amounts to some EUR 20 million. Aniline is required for the manufacture of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), a key chemical component in the production of polyurethane foams and elastomers. Rigid insulating foams, for example, are used in refrigerators and freezers, or as thermal insulation in the building industry and district heating pipes. Elastomers are used in the footwear, automotive and electrical industries.
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