ISOCYANATES

TDI is commonly used to manufacture:

• Flexible foams – used for the fabrication of bedding, furniture, automotive seating, flexible packaging and carpet underlay; this is the largest market application for TDI
• “Foamed-in-place” polyurethane plastics – ranging from soft and sponge-like to hard and porous for use in furniture, packaging, insulation and boat building
• Polyurethane coatings – used on leather, wire, tank linings and masonry
• Elastomers – used to produce adhesives, films and linings, and abrasive wheels and other mechanical items that require abrasion and solvent resistance
• Rigid, “pour-in-place” foams – for use in appliances, and, in smaller amounts, packaging
• Urethane sealants – used in construction applications
• Cast elastomers – for production of articles such as roller blade wheels.