# Covestro to invest $1.7B in new MDI plant in Baytown, Texas

Covestro LLC announced a $1.7 billion investment to build a new 500-kiloton MDI plant at its Baytown, Texas, industrial park. Rod Herrick was named venture manager to oversee the project.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-01-31
- Where: Baytown, Texas, United States
- Value: $1.70B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500 kilotons per year
- Products: MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/covestro-llc-welcomes-new-plant-manager-to-baytown-texas-industrial-park-300787008.html), 2019-01-31: "Covestro will invest more than $1.7 billion to build a new 500-kiloton MDI plant in Baytown."

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