Dow Plans To Build MDI Distillation And Prepolymer Plant in Texas

On June 9th, Dow announced that it plans to establish an integrated MDI distillation and prepolymer facility at its world-class production base in Freeport, Texas. This investment will support the growing demand for downstream polyurethane system materials and increase Dow's leading position in attractive application areas in the construction, consumer and industrial markets, where the growth rate of development in these areas is higher than the growth rate of GDP.

The new MDI facility in Freeport will replace Dow’s current North American production capacity in La Porte, Texas, and will also be able to provide Dow customers with an additional 30% of its products. With the start of MDI's new plant, Dow will close its polyurethane assets in La Porte in 2023.