Please can You give any additional remarks on the specific section of the explosion, particularly people who know the local situation at Baytown. I suspect it is phosgene, which is highly explosive, but Bayer doesn't cite the storage area, which is the most critical in engineering terms...
BAYTOWN, Texas, Sept. 29, 2006 — Following an explosion in a process vessel at the Baytown Industrial Park in Texas on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, Bayer MaterialScience LLC is experiencing restrictions on production. An international team of experts from Bayer is working hard to investigate the cause of the incident in close collaboration with the responsible authorities.
Following the incident, one of Bayer MaterialScience’s two TDI production lines in Baytown was shut down and will remain so temporarily. The damage in economic terms cannot yet be calculated. TDI (toluene diisocyanate) is used in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam which finds application, for example, in upholstery, mattresses and car seats.
The total annual capacity of Bayer MaterialScience’s TDI production facilities in Baytown amounts to 200,000 metric tons. A good proportion of this comes from the production line that has been shut down. For this reason Bayer MaterialScience LLC has declared force majeure on Friday, September 29. The company will inform customers about this without delay.
Bayer MaterialScience currently continues to adhere to the targets it set for 2006.
BAYTOWN, Texas, Sept. 29, 2006 — Following an explosion in a process vessel at the Baytown Industrial Park in Texas on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, Bayer MaterialScience LLC is experiencing restrictions on production. An international team of experts from Bayer is working hard to investigate the cause of the incident in close collaboration with the responsible authorities.
Following the incident, one of Bayer MaterialScience’s two TDI production lines in Baytown was shut down and will remain so temporarily. The damage in economic terms cannot yet be calculated. TDI (toluene diisocyanate) is used in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam which finds application, for example, in upholstery, mattresses and car seats.
The total annual capacity of Bayer MaterialScience’s TDI production facilities in Baytown amounts to 200,000 metric tons. A good proportion of this comes from the production line that has been shut down. For this reason Bayer MaterialScience LLC has declared force majeure on Friday, September 29. The company will inform customers about this without delay.
Bayer MaterialScience currently continues to adhere to the targets it set for 2006.
