# BASF starts final phase of MDI capacity expansion at Louisiana site

BASF began the final phase of its MDI capacity expansion project at its Louisiana site, aiming to increase production capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons per year by the middle of the decade.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-12-16
- Where: Louisiana, United States
- Value: $780.0M
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600,000 metric tons per year
- Products: MDI
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/keyword/2460-expansion?page=15), 2022-12-16: "The company will increase production capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons per year by the middle of the decade to support the ongoing growth of its North American MDI customers."
- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/us/en/media/news-releases/2023/01/basf-breaks-ground-on-mdi-capacity-expansion-project-at-geismar-), 2023-01-11: "BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) expansion project at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana"

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