Dow declares FM on TDI out of Freeport, Texas facility

09 October 2009 18:00  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Dow Chemical has declared force majeure (FM) on its Voranate toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) at the company’s Freeport facility in Texas, the company said on Friday.

“Complications resulting from a breakage of equipment have caused Dow to be unable to safely and properly produce TDI at Freeport, Texas, and we will be unable to ship or deliver full order quantities of TDI to our contract customers,” Dow said.

Dow did not have a time frame for the FM.

“Continued challenges with production are likely to persist for an extended period of time,” the company said. “We will begin to allocate available TDI in a manner that is fair and reasonable and in accordance with contract terms.”

Dow is a major US TDI producer with more than 105,000 tonnes/year of capacity, according to ICIS plants and projects.

Other major US TDI producers include BASF and Bayer.

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