Covestro kicks off project to develop continuous bio-based aniline production

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Summary

Covestro has launched and is coordinating Bio4PURConti, an EU-funded initiative to develop the world’s first continuous production process for bio-based aniline. Aniline is a key raw material for the plastics and chemical industry, notably for MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) used in polyurethane production.

What technical or supply-chain hurdles do you think will be most challenging in scaling continuous, bio-based aniline production, and where could this have the biggest impact in the polyurethane value chain?

Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) has launched Bio4PURConti (Bio-Based Continuous Production for Sustainable Polyurethane Industry), acting as project coordinator of the pioneering EU-funded initiative. The project aims to develop the world’s first continuous production process for bio-based aniline. Aniline is a key raw material for the plastics and chemical industry, notably for MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), […]

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Covestro kicks off project to develop continuous bio-based aniline production

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