# Covestro doubles MDI capacity at Brunsbüttel plant to 400,000 t/yr

Covestro started up a new MDI plant in Brunsbüttel, Germany in early 2020, doubling the site's MDI capacity to around 400,000 metric tons per year. The plant uses novel AdiP technology commissioned in November 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-15
- Where: Brunsbüttel, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 400,000 metric tons per year
- Products: methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), polyurethane foam precursor
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [covestro.cn](https://www.covestro.cn/en/company/covestro-worldwide/deutschland/covestro-in-deutschland/standorte/brunsbuettel), 2021-07-15: "Covestro started up a new MDI plant in Brunsbüttel in early 2020."

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