Dow MDI Distillation and Prepolymers Facility Starts Commercial Operation in Texas
New capacity available to support and advance downstream polyurethane growth in automotive, construction, consumer and industrial markets
Dow announced Sept. 19 the start-up of a new MDI distillation and prepolymers facility at its world-scale manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. This investment optimizes Dow’s existing asset infrastructure and advances Dow’s leading positions in attractive applications in automotive, construction, consumer and industrial markets.
The new Freeport MDI facility, which replaces Dow’s North America capacity in La Porte, Texas, will supply an additional 30 percent of product to Dow’s customers. In coordination with the start-up of the new MDI facility, Dow shut down its polyurethane assets at the La Porte site.