# BASF Chongqing MDI optimization project enters trial operation, adding 130,000 t/y capacity

BASF Polyurethane (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.'s MDI optimization and upgrade project has entered trial operation. The project adds a new 130,000 tonnes/year pure MDI distillation unit, increasing the site's total MDI capacity from 400,000 t/y to 530,000 t/y.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-12-24
- Where: Changshou Economic and Technological Development Zone, Chongqing, China
- Starts operating: 19 Dec 2024
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 130,000 tonnes/year (additional)
- Products: pure MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md)
- [BASF Polyurethane (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/81998.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [hzeyun.com](https://www.hzeyun.com/research/2598204.html), 2024-12-24: "重庆巴斯夫聚氨酯 MDI优化提升项目进入试运行阶段。"

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