# Kumho Mitsui Chemicals to boost MDI capacity by 200,000 t/yr in Yeosu

Mitsui Chemicals announced plans to increase MDI production capacity at affiliate Kumho Mitsui Chemicals' Yeosu plant in South Korea by 200,000 tons per year (from 410,000 to 610,000 t/yr), with an investment of 40 billion yen. Construction starts April 2021, operations expected January 2024.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-21
- Where: Yeosu, Jeonnam, South Korea, South Korea
- Value: $370.0M (40.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Jan 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 tons/year (total 610,000 tons/year)
- Products: methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md)
- [Kumho Mitsui Chemicals Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/26031.md)
- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md) (partner)
- [Kumho Petrochemical](https://endata.com/companies/45104.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [jp.mitsuichemicals.com](https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/release/2021/2021_0421/index.htm), 2021-04-21: "Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. today announced plans to bolster the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) production capacity of affiliate Kumho Mitsui Chemicals Inc."
- [chemnews.com.cn](https://www.chemnews.com.cn/c/2021-04-23/675375.shtml), 2021-04-23: "当2024年扩建完成后，锦湖三井化学的MDI年产能将从目前的40万吨上升到61万吨"
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/business/specialty-chemicals/Mitsui-expand-MDI-capacity-South/99/i16), 2021-05-02: "Mitsui Chemicals will spend about $370 million to more than triple production capacity for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), a polyurethane intermediate, to 610,000 metric tons per year at its site in Yeosu, South Korea."

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