BASF is pleased to confirm the on-time, safe, and successful start-up of the third and final phase of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) plant at our Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. Our new MDI plant increases production capacity to approximately 600,000 metric tons per year to support the ongoing growth of our North American MDI customers.
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MDI investment in Geismar

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