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February 2012

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Composites suppliers falling down a rabbit hole in ASEAN

COMPANY NEWS

Bosch puts on hold solar plant in Malaysia

Binani acquires Belgian fibreglass firm

BMS gets go ahead for TDI plant

Jinming goes public

Distributors to drive Perstorp sales

MATERIALS NEWS

No hiccups in the introduction of biofuels

PC growth on upward trend

China to boost petrochemical sector in next five years

MACHINERY NEWS

Lohia adds on co-extrusion line

Mamata expands Indian facility

Venting system for blow moulds

iPhone application for machinery

Lybra caters to frequent changeovers

Brückner enjoys steady growth in India

INJECTION MOULDING ASIA

Arburg has encouraging response for all-electrics in India

Faster cycles with cooling technology

First electric car shown in China with lightweight solutions

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BMS gets go ahead for TDI plant

erman materials firm Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has been given approval for its construction in Dormagen of a plant for a key plastics precursor. Plans call for the construction of a EUR150 million plant producing 300,000 tonnes/year of TDI (toluene diisocyanate), which is required for flexible polyurethane foam.

The construction will be completed within the next two years. The firm says it use an eco-friendly process at the German plant. Compared with a conventional plant of the same size, the new facility will reduce energy consumption by up to 60% while requiring as much as 80% less solvent.