Butanediol is a colorless, viscous, high boiling liquid, produced by International Diol Company (IDC), an affiliate of Sipchem from Oct 2005 with production capacity of 65,625 metric tons per annum (mtpa).
Butanediol is used industrially in the manufacture of some plastics, elastic fibres and polyurethanes. It is also used directly as a feedstock in the manufacture of some important co-polymers, such as Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT).