# BASF progresses MDI capacity expansion at Geismar site

BASF completed the first phase of a new MDI synthesis unit at its Geismar, Louisiana site, with second phase construction ongoing and expected start-up in H2 2021, targeting capacity of 600,000 metric tons per year by mid-decade.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-12-16
- Where: Geismar, Louisiana, United States
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600,000 metric tons per year
- Products: methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md)

## Sources

- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/us/en/media/news-releases/2020/12/basf-reaches-milestone-of-mdi-capacity-expansion-project-at-geis), 2020-12-16: "The first phase of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) synthesis unit at BASF’s Geismar, Louisiana site is complete and in operation."

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