科思创成功完成德国多马根TDI工厂的现代化改造

Covestro successfully completes modernization of TDI plant in Dormagen, Germany

科思创已成功完成其位于德国多马根的TDI（甲苯二异氰酸酯）工厂的现代化改造。在一次约60位来自政界、商界和员工（包括北莱茵-威斯特法伦州部长Oliver Krischer）作为特邀嘉宾参与活动中，科思创正式启用了该工厂，并宣布了提高生产能源效率的新目标。

Covestro has successfully completed the modernization of its TDI (toluene diisocyanate) plant in Dormagen, Germany. At an event attended by about 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 goals to improve the energy efficiency of production.

科思创北莱茵-威斯特法伦州工厂负责人Philip Bahke博士表示：“该项目的成功完成表明，气候保护和竞争力可以并驾齐驱。现代化的工厂为能源效率设定了新的标准，并强调了我们实现气候中性生产的道路。由于欧洲能源成本持续居高不下，该项目显著增强了TDI生产在欧洲的竞争力。我特别感谢整个项目团队，他们在持续运营期间专业地实施了这一复杂的现代化改造。”

Dr. Philip Bahke, head of Covestro's site in North Rhine-Westphalia, said: "The successful completion of this project shows that climate protection and competitiveness can go hand in hand. The modern plant sets new standards for energy efficiency and underlines our path to climate-neutral production. The project significantly enhances the competitiveness of TDI production in Europe due to the continued high energy costs in Europe. I am particularly grateful to the entire project team who professionally carried out this complex modernization during ongoing operations. "

完成现代化改造后的工厂能耗比传统工艺低80%，每年减少2.2万吨二氧化碳排放。这是通过一个重达150吨（330,700磅）、高近20米（65.6英尺）的新反应堆实现的，该反应堆利用产生的反应能来生产蒸汽。科思创于2023年夏季开始对该工厂进行现代化改造。总的来说，该项目在工厂内安装了超过3.5公里的新管道、约14公里的电缆以及数百台新设备、阀门和监测仪器。

After the modernization, the energy consumption of the factory is 80% lower than that of the traditional process, and the annual carbon dioxide emission is reduced by 22,000 tons. This is achieved with a new reactor weighing 150 tons (330,700 pounds) and nearly 20 meters (65.6 feet) tall, which uses the reaction energy generated to produce steam. Covestro began modernizing the plant in the summer of 2023. In total, the project installed more than 3.5 kilometers of new pipelines, about 14 kilometers of cables and hundreds of new equipment, valves and monitoring instruments within the plant.

科思创EMEA和拉丁美洲地区功能材料销售主管Christine Mendoza-Frohn博士解释道：“在德国多马根，我们经营着欧洲最大的TDI生产工厂。通过成功的现代化改造，我们现在可以为客户提供碳足迹更小的TDI产品。这有助于我们的客户实现其可持续发展目标，并加强了我们作为气候中性和循环解决方案可靠合作伙伴的地位。”

Dr. Christine Mendoza-Frohn, Head of Functional Materials Sales for Covestro EMEA and Latin America, explains: "In Dormagen, Germany, we operate the largest TDI production plant in Europe. Through a successful modernisation, we can now offer our customers TDI products with a smaller carbon footprint. This helps our customers achieve their sustainability goals and strengthens our position as a reliable partner for climate-neutral and circular solutions. "

活动期间，科思创还提出了其新的、雄心勃勃的全球生产能源效率目标。该公司的目标是到2030年，每吨产品的能源使用产生的二氧化碳排放量比2020年减少20%，进一步强调了能源效率作为到2035年实现运营气候中性的关键因素的重要性。科思创德国多马根TDI工厂的年产能为30万吨，是现有生产设施成功转型以提高能源效率的典范。

During the event, Covestro also presented its new and ambitious global production energy efficiency targets. The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 20% from energy use per tonne of products by 2030 compared to 2020 levels, further underscoring the importance of energy efficiency as a key factor in achieving climate neutrality in operations by 2035. Covestro's TDI facility in Dormagen, Germany, has an annual capacity of 300,000 tons and is a model of successful transformation of existing production facilities to improve energy efficiency.

德国联邦经济事务和气候行动部（BMWK）通过其联邦能源和资源效率资助计划支持了这一现代化改造。

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has supported this modernization through its Federal Funding Programme for Energy and Resource Efficiency.