BASF Likely to Delay Chongqing MDI Project Due to Declining Market

BASF says it is committed to a previously announced grassroots methylene di-para-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) project at Chongqing, China but that the plant's completion will likely be delayed. "We expect the global MDI market to decline in 2009, and this new situation needs to be reflected in the planning process for our MDI project in Chongqing," says Martin Brudermueller, BASF board member with responsibility for Asia and the plastics segment. Speaking at a conference call today announcing BASF's second-quarter results, Brudermueller said that BASF is...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers