MDI Expansion at U.S. Verbund Site: BASF Initiates Final Phase

780-Million-Dollar Investment MDI Expansion at U.S. Verbund Site: BASF Initiates Final Phase

2022-07-20 Source: Press release MA Alexander Stark

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The chemical company BASF is continuing with the final phase of the expansion of the production plant for methylene diphenyl isocyanates (MDI) at its Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. The investment of around 780 million dollars will increase capacities to 600,000 metric tons per year.

The implementation of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) capacity increase program for production facilities at BASF’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, is progressing on schedule.(Source: BASF) — The implementation of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) capacity increase program for production facilities at BASF’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, is progressing on schedule.
(Source: BASF)

With the third step of its multiphase EDM capacity expansion, BASF will increase production capacity at its Geismar site to 600,000 metric tons per year by the middle of the decade. The company kicked off the expansion project in 2018 with a staggered approach consisting of three investment phases. The investment in the final expansion phase from 2022 to 2025 amounts to 780 million dollars.

The investment is intended to ensure the Group's supply reliability for customers in the region.“BASF is committed to growing and partnering with our North American MDI customers, be it in the construction and appliance, transportation, automotive, footwear or furniture sectors,” said Ramkumar Dhruva, President of BASF’s Monomers division. “With this integrated facility, we will continue to support our North American MDI customers by growing our capacity to meet their needs.”

The first phase of the expansion project involving the construction of a new MDI synthesis unit was put in operation in October of 2020. The second phase, which started operations in 2021, expanded several existing upstream units. With the third and final expansion phase, which includes several new upstream units and a splitter, the new overall MDI output of the Geismar complex will increase to 600,000 metric tons.

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