BASF to Expand MDI Facility in Korea; Awards China Contracts

BASF will raise capacity for methylene di- para -phenylene isocyanate (MDI) at its Yeosu, Korea site. The expansion will take place in 2011-12 with most of the work carried out during the plant’s annual maintenance turnaround, which is scheduled for April-May 2012. BASF and other producers at the Yeosu complex, which also need to expand their facilities, will invest a combined won80 billion ($73.7 million) at the site. BASF’s project will raise MDI capacity by 60,000 m.t./year, to 250,000 m.t./year. The Yeosu MDI plant serves demand in Korea and other Asian...

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