LEVERKUSEN, Germany—Covestro A.G. has started up the production of naphthylen-diisocyanate (NDI) at its newly built facility in Map Ta Phut, Thailand.
The NDI production will support the manufacture of Vulkollan-branded polyurethane elastomers, which are billed as "one of the most powerful elastomers in the market," by the German manufacturer, Covestro said in a Nov. 24 statement.
Covestro broke ground on the Map Ta Phut plant in late 2020 with a "mid-double-digit-million-euro" investment, with the aim to expand its elastomers business in the region.
"We believe in the growth of the cast elastomers market and want to meet the increasing demand," said Sucheta Govil, chief commercial officer at Covestro
"With this new production plant, we achieve a significant improvement of our global infrastructure and strengthen our presence for high-performance elastomers in the Asia-Pacific region," she added.