PITTSBURGH – Bayer MaterialScience LLC has acquired DuPont’s Baytown, TX, aniline production facility. With the acquisition, Bayer assumes responsibility for the facility’s direct operating personnel.
Aniline is a primary feedstock used to manufacture methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), a versatile chemical used to produce rigid polyurethane foams for insulation in the construction industry, as well as coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers and binders.