Kumho Mitsui Chemicals Plans Project To Increase MDI Production at Yeosu

摘要

Yeosu-Kumho Mitsui Chemicals is planning to expand production capacity for diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) at its facilities in Yeosu, South Korea. The ￥40-billion project will increase MDI production capacity to 610,000 t/y from 410,000 t/y currently. Construction is expected to begin this month, with operations scheduled to start in January 2024. In addition, the company will install recycling facilities that can reuse the by-products created during the manufacturing process as raw materials, which will improve self-sufficiency for raw materials, and reduce emissions, Mitsui Chemicals noted.