Keyword: Geismar

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BASF breaks Ground on Geismar MDI Capacity Upgrade

13.01.2023 -

BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of its expansion project for polyurethane precursor MDI at its integrated site in Geismar, Louisiana.

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Methanex Shareholder Mounts Proxy Fight on Geismar 3

25.03.2019 - Methanex shareholder M&G Investment Management has warned the methanol producer in a public letter that moving ahead with the Geismar 3 project in the US state of Louisiana without...

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KBR Wins Methanex Geismar FEED Contract

01.08.2018 - KBR has received a reimbursable engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract from Methanex for a proposed world-scale methanol plant in Geismar, Louisiana...

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Air Products Builds Gases Plant for Huntsman

25.07.2017 - Air Products has signed a long-term agreement to build, own and operate a new steam methane reformer (SMR) and cold box for Huntsman in Geismar, Louisiana, USA. The facility will...

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Daelim Bids for Williams Geismar Plant

27.03.2017 - South Korea’s Daelim Industrial has joined the main bidding to acquire Williams Partners’ olefins plant in Geismar, Louisiana, USA, according to a report in the newspaper Korea...

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BASF Expanding MDI in North America

18.11.2016 - BASF is in the process of expanding its North American MDI output to take advantage of the abundance of cheap shale gas-derived feedstock on the US Gulf Coast. The German chemical...

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Methanex Starts Geismar 2 Methanol Plant

04.01.2016 - Methanex has started producing methanol from its new Geismar 2 plant in the US state of Louisiana. First volumes are being produced roughly three months ahead of schedule, and the...