BASF Germany to Inaugurate MDI Plant in Geismar, USA on November 11

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 11, BASF Germany plans to hold an inauguration ceremony for its new diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) production facility at the Geismar integrated site in Louisiana, USA. The project represents an investment of approximately USD 1 billion and is BASF's largest wholly owned investment in North America to date. The third phase of the plant has been started up on schedule and safely, raising the Geismar site's annual MDI capacity to approximately 600,000 tonnes, double the level before the expansion.

The facility being inaugurated is the third phase of the Geismar MDI expansion project and the final part of the entire three-phase capacity expansion. The project adopts a large-scale integrated production facility configuration, with the new capacity to be incorporated into Geismar's existing chemical production system to supply MDI feedstock to the North American polyurethane value chain. Construction of the third phase was officially launched in January 2023.

MDI is a key raw material for polyurethane production and is widely used in building insulation materials, home appliances, transportation, automobiles, footwear and furniture, among other fields. With the new plant in operation, BASF will have an annual MDI production capacity of approximately 600,000 tonnes at Geismar, expanding local production and supply scale.

BASF has also expanded aniline production capacity at the Geismar site. The added capacity enables the site to sell aniline directly to external customers, supplying feedstock for downstream industries such as rubber, agricultural chemicals, dyes and pigments. The MDI and aniline capacity expansions are both integrated into the site's integrated production system, strengthening raw material support for the isocyanate value chain.

The investment adopts BASF's localized production layout in North America, with the new MDI capacity primarily serving North American customers. The new plant is equipped with advanced production technologies and digital systems, along with predictive maintenance and logistics infrastructure, to support production operations, product supply and customer delivery.