Covestro Launches Elastomer Production in Thailand
Covestro recently began producing naphthylen-diisocyanate (NDI) for the Vulkollan® raw materialat its recently constructed plant on its Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.
The groundbreaking of the plant happened two years ago, in late 2020. The investment was in the high mid double-digit million Euro range and is part of several investments of the company into cast polyurethane raw materials.
“We believe in the growth of the cast elastomers market and want to meet the increasing demand. 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,” says Sucheta Govil, Chief Commercial Officer at Covestro.
“This investment also allows us to better serve our customers, improve our customer service and it supports the growth of applications and industries with high-end performance requirements.”
“The start-up of our Map Ta Phut plant is the latest step of several investments in our Elastomers business to support the Vulkollan® brand,” stated Thomas Braig, Head of the Business Entity Elastomers.
“We firmly believe in the strong potential of this historic and well-known brand and are prepared, with this investment, for its future growth and the development of its customers.
Our Map Ta Phut site in Thailand has been well prepared to grow and is now proud and ready to contribute to the Elastomers business while supporting Covestro’s overall strategy to strengthen its Solutions & Specialties segment.”
Forklift wheels, roller coaster wheels, couplings, and seals for the engineering industry are just a few examples of the wide range of uses for which the elastomers made from the raw material are suitable.
