MDI is a key polyurethane raw material and plays an exceptional role in BorsodChem’s present and future. The solid demand growth for MDI is driven by global initiatives for improving energy-efficiency and the need for advanced materials with unique properties.
MDI-based polyurethanes are used in many areas, like construction, household appliances and automotive industries as well as for adhesives, sealants, coatings, and various elastomers, thermoplastic polyurethanes and footwear production, not to mention other special applications. The company offers a wide range of polymeric, monomeric, modified monomeric and specialty grade ONGRONAT ® MDI products to match the versatility needed in such a diverse application universe.
BorsodChem started MDI production in 1990 with the first unit, then added a second, world-class MDI production facility in 2006. In January 2008 BorsodChem announced its achievement of significant advances in the technology for the production of MDI which allows for capital-efficient debottlenecking of the existing plants at Kazincbarcika to 300 ktpa over the next 2-3 years. BorsodChem has well–established operating technologies for aniline, MDA, phosgenation of MDA to MDI, pure MDI refining and aqueous effluent management. Some of these have been licensed out to other manufacturers. Our investments include a state-of-the-art Service & Development Center focusing on our continuous product development and providing enhanced technical service for our customers.
The combination of all these proprietary technologies now enables BorsodChem to design world scale capital–efficient MDI complexes which convert benzene to differentiated MDI variants at rates in excess of 400 ktpa.