# Covestro celebrates topping-out for MDI plant expansion in Brunsbüttel, Germany

Covestro celebrated the topping-out ceremony for a new MDI production plant at its Brunsbüttel site in Germany, with an investment in the low triple-digit million euro range. The plant will double MDI capacity to 400,000 tonnes per year and is expected to start operations at the end of 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-27
- Where: Brunsbüttel, Germany
- Value: $119.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 5 Nov 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 tonnes of MDI per year
- Products: MDI (methylenediphenyl diisocyanate), polyurethane rigid foam
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Covestro](https://endata.com/companies/1705.md)

## Sources

- [chemcoastpark.de](https://www.chemcoastpark.de/en/news/covestro-feiert-richtfest-in-brunsbuttel/), 2017-09-27: "Mit der neuen Anlage bauen wir Brunsbüttel zu einem der größten Produktionsstandorte für MDI in Europa aus."
- [covestro.com](https://www.covestro.com/press/covestro-expands-global-capacity-for-polyurethane-dispersions/), 2017-11-05: "Covestro has begun operations at a new production facility for aqueous polyurethane dispersions (PUDs) at its Dormagen site."
- [everchem.com](https://everchem.com/covestro-pud-expansion/), 2017-11-06: "With these investments, we are preparing for the continued growing demand for polyurethane dispersions as well as expanding our globally leading position."

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