Dow to Build MDI Distillation and Prepolymers Facility in Freeport, Texas

Dow announced plans to build an integrated methylene diphenyl isocyanate distillation and prepolymers facility at its manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. The company says the investment supports increasing demand for downstream polyurethane systems products and advances Dow’s leading positions in attractive applications in construction, consumer, and industrial markets that are growing above GDP.

The new Freeport MDI facility, which is expected to open in 2023, will replace Dow’s current North America capacity in La Porte, Texas. According to Dow, it will also be capable of supplying an additional 30% of product to Dow’s customers.

“This MDI investment optimizes our existing asset infrastructure and enhances our global polyurethanes leadership position, further enabling us to support downstream systems customers’ growth,” said Jane Palmieri, president of Dow’s Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure operating segment. “The back integration at the Freeport site creates a cost competitive supply of key upstream polyurethane raw materials, ensures a reliable supply position to support our growth in downstream high-value polyurethane markets, and delivers a more sustainable production process.”

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