If you purchased MDI and/or TDI chemical Products at any time from January 1, 2016 through July 29, 2026, you could be eligible for benefits from a class action settlement.
A federal Court authorized this Settlement Website. It is not a solicitation from a lawyer. You are not being sued.
Proposed Settlements have been reached with BASF Corporation, Covestro LLC, Wanhua Chemical (America) Co., Ltd, The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), Huntsman
International LLC, and Huntsman Corporation (“Huntsman”) (collectively, the “Settling Defendants”) in a consolidated class action lawsuit that alleges that, from January 1, 2016 through July 29, 2026, the Settling Defendants conspired with other chemical manufacturer Defendants to fix prices and restrict the supply of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI) (the “Products”). The Products are industrial chemicals widely used in the production of polyurethanes for construction, automotive, furniture, and consumer goods. The Settling Defendants deny these allegations and any wrongdoing.
The Class includes all persons and entities in the United States, its territories, and/or the District of Columbia who purchased or received directly (including through controlled subsidiaries, agents, affiliates and/or joint ventures) the Products from any of (1) Defendants, Covestro AG, Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc., MCNS (a.k.a. Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes, Inc.) or MCNS Polyurethanes USA Inc., or (2) the subsidiaries, affiliates, or successors of any of the foregoing, at any time during the Class Period. The Class excludes the defendants named in the Complaint and/or any complaint filed in the Class Actions, alleged co-conspirators, and any of their parents, subsidiaries or affiliates. The Class further excludes state and federal government entities. The Class also excludes all judicial officers presiding over this action and their immediate family members and staff, and any juror assigned to this action.
Under these Settlements, BASF has agreed to pay $2,900,000 and $100,000 towards the cost of providing notice to the Class, Covestro has agreed to pay $7,000,000, WCA has agreed to pay $7,750,000, Dow has agreed to pay $14,000,000, and Huntsman have agreed to pay $6,000,000 into a Fund for payments to Class Members, court-approved attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, and service awards. The Settling Defendants have also agreed to use reasonable best efforts to authenticate a number of documents previously provided in the Litigation.
Your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act, so please read this notice carefully.
YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS | |
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ASK TO BE EXCLUDED BY NOVEMBER 2, 2026 | If you decide to exclude yourself, you will keep the right to sue the Settling Defendants in a separate lawsuit about the claims these Settlements resolve. This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against the Settling Defendants related to the legal claims released by these Settlements. |
OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT BY NOVEMBER 2, 2026 | If you do not exclude yourself from the Settlements, you may object to it and tell the Court what you do not like about them. You may also ask the Court for permission to speak about your objection at the Fairness Hearing. |
SUBMIT A CLAIM BY NOVEMBER 2, 2026 | Submit a claim to receive a distribution from the Fund as outlined in the Settlement Agreements and Court-approved Plan of Allocation. |
GO TO A HEARING ON DECEMBER 7, 2026 | You may attend the Fairness Hearing where the Court will address any objections and determine whether the Settlements are fair, reasonable, and adequate and whether they should be approved by the Court. |
DO NOTHING | If you do nothing, you remain a Class Member, you give up the right to sue the Settling Defendants about the claims resolved by these Settlements, and you will be legally bound by the Court’s decisions and orders. You must submit a claim to receive any distribution as a Class Member, however. |
These rights and options - and the deadlines for exercising them - are explained in this Settlement Website.
The Court in charge of this case still must decide whether to approve the Settlement.
This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel to the parties, and controlled by the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case.
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