R & D Overview

R&D is the technical centre of MPL and have been responsible for most of our major product breakthroughs. At MPL, we believe in continuous improvements, new process/product development, new markets and new technology.

SYNTHESIS AND FORMULATION

MPL has a modern "state of the art" application laboratory with pilot plant facilities and foam producing and testing laboratory. Various grades of polyols can be synthesized and polyol formulation can be prepared and foam tested to meet the exact requirements of the customers.

Several new products have been synthesized/formulated using the R&D facilities available at MPL. The notable products that have been produced and commercialized are:

• Water blown polyol system for hyper low density 4-wheeler seats and furniture cushions

• Eco-friendly rigid polyol systems using new generation blowing agents

• Composite drilling fluids to be used in drilling applications

• Eco friendly Propylene Glycol Mono Methyl Ether (PGMME) solvent

We cover polyurethane applications in the following segments:

• Automotive

• Appliance

• Construction

• Thermoware

• Furniture and bedding

MPL R&D centre is fully equipped with most modern testing and analytical equipments which include computerised Universal Testing Machines (UTM), Thermal Conductivity Analysers, Automatic Karl-Fischer Titrators, Flammability Tester, HPLC/GPC system, Gas Chromatograph (GC), UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, FTIR Spectrophotometer, Digital Viscometers, etc.

It has both bench foaming as well as commercial scale foam plants attached with the laboratory for production of foam at various development stages before the formulation is commercialised.

TECHNICAL SERVICE / CUSTOMER SUPPORT

R&D department is close to our customers and rapidly and most effectively responds to the needs of the markets served by our customers. MPL has in its possession, a young Technical Service Group, which constantly liaise with customers to develop and fine tune newer cost effective formulations. This group has also developed newer cost effective "PU" catalysts, which are used in the formulations. We provide customized training, developmental support and trouble-shooting services.