Geismar MDI production facility

BASF inaugurated a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate production facility at its Geismar, Louisiana, Verbund site, completing a roughly $1 billion expansion that nearly doubles annual site capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons.

The November 11 inauguration completed the third and final phase of BASF's Geismar MDI expansion. BASF says the new upstream units and splitter strengthen a locally integrated North American supply of MDI, a polyurethane input used in construction, appliances, transportation, automotive, footwear and furniture. The project is BASF's largest wholly owned U.S. investment to date, and the release describes the facility as inaugurated and the expansion as completed on time.

Headline metrics

Investment	Approximately $1 billion	BASF's stated total investment for the Geismar MDI expansion
Annual MDI capacity	Approximately 600,000 metric tons	The expansion nearly doubles annual capacity at the Geismar site

Highlights

North American input supplyThe expansion adds locally integrated MDI supply for polyurethane-based manufacturing sectors.
Completed final phaseThe inauguration marked completion of the final phase, including new upstream units and a splitter.

Resources

BASF U.S. press releasebasf.com