Covestro has successfully completed the modernization of its TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Dormagen, Germany. At an event attended by around 60 people from politics, business and employees, including North Rhine-Westphalia Minister Oliver Krischer as special guests, Covestro officially opened the plant and announced new targets for increasing energy efficiency in production.
"The successful completion of this project shows that climate protection and competitiveness can go hand in hand. The modernized plant sets new standards for energy efficiency and underlines our path to climate-neutral production. With energy costs in Europe remaining high, this project significantly strengthens the competitiveness of TDI production in Europe. I would like to thank the entire project team in particular, who professionally implemented this complex modernization during ongoing operation."
The modernized plant consumes 80 percent less energy than conventional processes and reduces CO2 emissions by 22,000 tons per year. This is achieved with a new reactor weighing 150 tons (330,700 pounds) and nearly 20 meters (65.6 feet) high, which uses the resulting reaction energy to produce steam. Covestro began modernizing the plant in summer 2023. In total, the project installed more than 3.5 kilometers of new piping, about 14 kilometers of cables, and hundreds of new devices, valves, and monitoring instruments in the plant.
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) supported the modernization through its federal funding program for energy and resource efficiency.
