Dow eyes growth opportunities for polyurethanes in Latin America; to expand TDI capacity in Brazil

摘要

Dow Polyurethanes, a business group of Dow Chemical and its subsidiaries, is conducting a feasibility study to expand toluene diisocyanate (TDI) production at its manufacturing facility in Camacari, Brazil, The proposed expansion, which involves a new process technology designed to turn Camacari into a leading world-class production facility, would help support growing demand for end-use polyurethanes products in Latin America. The new TDI capacity is likely to come online in 2011.