# Covestro receives final approval for $1.7B MDI unit in Baytown, Texas

Covestro received final approval to proceed with construction of a $1.7 billion methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) unit at its plant in Baytown, Texas. KBR has been selected as the engineering, procurement and construction provider.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-10
- Where: Baytown, Texas, United States
- Value: $1.70B
- Status: announced
- Products: methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), polyurethane
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Covestro](https://endata.com/companies/1705.md)
- [KBR](https://endata.com/companies/4847.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [industrialinfo.com](https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/covestro-to-proceed-with-new-us-mdi-unit-an-industrial-info-market-brief--275152), 2019-07-09: "Covestro recently received final approval to move forward on the construction of a $1.7 billion methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) unit at its plant in Baytown, Texas."

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