BASF, Huntsman and their Chinese partners – Shanghai Hua Yi (Group) Company, Sinopec Shanghai Gao Qiao Petrochemical Corporation and Shanghai Chloro-Alkali Chemical Co. Ltd – have received approval from the Chinese authorities to expand their planned integrated isocyanates complex at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park. The capacity of crude MDI (diphenylmethane diisocyanate) will be increased from 160,000 to 240,000 metric tons per year and the capacity of TDI (toluene diisocyanate) from 130,000 to 160,000 metric tons per year. With this approval, the construction work will commence by the end of the year. The companies also announced that they intend to supply Bayer with crude-MDI and TDI from the complex. Negotiations about the details of the supply contracts are ongoing.
The complex will be constructed by a consortium of Fluor Corporation, (USA), Daelim (South Korea) and CTCI (Taiwan). The isocyanates, MDI and TDI, are important precursors in the manufacture of polyurethanes – versatile polymers that are used in the automotive and construction industries, in appliances such as refrigerators, and for upholstery and footwear.
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