# BASF breaks ground on MDI expansion at Geismar

BASF broke ground on the third phase of its MDI expansion project at the Geismar, Louisiana Verbund site. The investment for this phase is USD 780 million, with total investment around USD 1 billion, and capacity will increase to approximately 600,000 metric tons per year by mid-decade.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-02-06
- Where: Geismar, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $780.0M
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 600,000 metric tons per year
- Products: methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [stainless-steel-world.net](https://stainless-steel-world.net/basf-breaks-ground-on-mdi-expansion-project-at-geismar/), 2023-02-06: "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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