This precaution helps to ensure that only leak-free drums are filled, eliminating potential downstream hazards posed by weeping drums. It also means only drums that meet global shipping requirements and Bayer's exacting standards are filled. Bayer specifications for drums containing TDI are more stringent than industry standards. Intact drums then move automatically to the filling area. This station is remote-controlled, enclosed, and actively vented.
Plant operators oversee filling operations from a secure control area outside the station.
TDI is pumped into the drums. Fugitive emissions are suctioned into activated carbon scrubbers that chemically neutralize the emissions and help prevent any potentially harmful material from reaching the environment. The drums are then sealed, capped and labeled. They are then conveyed directly to containers to be shipped to customers. Bayer is the only TDI producer that does its own drumming.