# BASF invests $19.8 million in Geismar plant for HEP and NOP production

BASF will invest $19.8 million in its Geismar, Louisiana manufacturing complex to increase production of chemical intermediates HEP and NOP, retaining over 1,000 existing jobs and creating 58 construction jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-04
- Where: Geismar, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $19.8M
- Jobs: 58
- Status: announced
- Products: N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-Pyrrolidone (HEP), N-Octyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NOP)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/basf-announces-19-8-million-geismar-plant-expansion), 2022-08-04: "BASF will invest $19.8 million in its Ascension Parish manufacturing complex to increase production of the chemical intermediates HEP and NOP."

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