BASF completes second phase of MDI capacity expansion at Geismar, Louisiana

BASF completed the second phase of an expansion program at its Verbund site in Geismar, LA, increasing MDI capacity by one third. The company invested $87 million in the second phase and $150 million in the first phase. A final phase will boost MDI capacity from 300,000 mt/yr to 600,000 mt/yr by the middle of the decade.

“BASF announced Tuesday that it recently completed the second phase of an expansion program at its Verbund site in Geismar, LA that increased the site’s capacity for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) by one third.”powderbulksolids.com

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• powderbulksolids.comBASF Adds MDI Capacity at US Verbund SitePowder Bulk Solids StaffDec 15, 2021
• coatingsworld.comBASF Reaches Milestone on MDI Capacity Expansion Project at Geismar Site - Coatings WorldBy: KERRY PIANOFORTE EditorJan 7, 2022

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