Dow has declared force majeure on all methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) products in the US. The US Gulf coast states of Texas and Louisiana, which contain the bulk of the country’s petrochemical infrastructure, have been impacted by several hurricanes and tropical storms during an active Atlantic hurricane season.
These storms have caused a number of chemical plants producing feedstocks and intermediates used in MDI production to experience shutdowns and have also disrupted logistics and transportation in the region. MDI supplies have been tight recently both in the US and globally owing to some production disruptions along with improving demand.
