Isocyanates and Polyols

Safety Isocyanatehandling

Safe handling – every step of the way

Like many reactive chemicals, isocyanates and polyols can be hazardous if handled improperly. For this reason, we commit significant resources to promoting the responsible use of our products – along the entire supply chain. Our aim is to ensure that each person transporting, storing or processing our isocyanates and polyols is fully aware of the potential dangers and the correct handling.

Our health and safety activities begin in our own factories – where we produce isocyanates and polyols at consistent quality. But our commitment doesn’t stop there. We offer regular training courses, familiarizing customers with the recommended regular and emergency procedures. We supply dedicated material safety data sheets (MSDS) – available from the sales office. And should you require specific advice, your sales contact is on hand to help. Moreover, we are dedicated to pooling our expertise on health and safety with other stakeholders, further enhancing the core structures and processes of the polyurethane industry. We are an active member of multiple industry associations, such as ISOPA, PU Europe, Europur and the IVPU

Die Toluoldiisocyanat (TDI)-Anlage am Standort Ludwigshafen hat eine Kapazität von 300.000 Tonnen und besteht aus Anlageeinheiten zum Herstellen von DNT (Dinitrotoluol), TDA (Toluylendiamin) und TDI (Toluoldiisocyanat).

TDI wird für die Produktion von Polyurethan, einem Spezialkunststoff, verwendet. Er findet zum großen Teil in der Möbelindustrie (elastische Schäume für Matratzen, Polsterung oder Holzbeschichtungen), sowie in der Automobilindustrie (Sitzpolster) Einsatz.

All employees handling products containing free diisocyanates in concentrations of 0.1 percent and above need to complete a mandatory training until 2023 (see EUR-Lex at the European Union's website). We cooperated with the European Diisocyanate & Polyol Producers Association (ISOPA), the European Aliphatic Isocyanates Producer Association (ALIPA), and several other associations of the polyurethane industry to set up a comprehensive training program for fulfilling the obligations from the restriction. Please find out more on the trainings.