Miracll 100KT HDI plant successfully put into operation

On November 4, 2024, Miracll Technology(Henan) Co., Ltd successfully launched its HDI plant with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons. This milestone marks the successful start-up of the world’s largest single-unit capacity HDI industrial plant, indicating that Miracll Chemicals Co., Ltd has mastered the latest generation of aliphatic isocyanate production technology.

Since 2021, driven by many years of dedicated work in the field of specialty polyurethane materials and the urgent need to resolve bottlenecks in the supply of core upstream isocyanates raw materials, Miracll Chemicals Co., Ltd decided to further extend its reach upstream. The company began constructing a world-leading isocyanate plant platform, utilizing independent process research and development coupled with an intelligent manufacture and management system. This initiative aims to establish a comprehensive production base for new polyurethane materials that caters to the needs both upstream and downstream, representing not only an accurate grasp of the market trends at the time but also a far-reaching insight into and proactive planning for future industrial upgrades and market demand shifts. After overcoming numerous obstacles and three years of relentless effort, the people of Miracll have transformed their dreams into reality and keep creating yet another new miracles.

The newly operational HDI plant, with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons, is the world’s largest single HDI production facility and also produces HDI derivatives, including HDI trimer and HDI biuret. Compared to traditional MDI/TDI based polyurethanes, HDI-based polyurethane materials offer advantages such as resistance to yellowing, aging, high resilience, low density, and good toughness. They are extensively used in industries like automotive refinishing paints, wood paints, industrial paints, and waterborne paints, and are also suitable for applications in polyurethane elastomers, expanded TPU, shoe sole resin, leather coatings, adhesives, and PUD resins.

Previously, global special isocyanates were dominated by a few leading companies, both domestic and international. Through the development of this project, Miracll has broken industry monopolies, injecting new vitality into the market, providing more product solutions for the industry, and enabling superior performance to be developed and utilized more efficiently, affordably, and effectively. This promotes the transformation, upgrading, and sustainable development of the polyurethane industry.

Today, the HDI monomer has successfully delivered to customers; in the future, other specialty amine and specialty isocyanate plants are also steadily coming online. Stay tuned.