Products and Investments Products, customers and applications Division Products Customer industries and applications Performance Materials Engineering plastics, biodegradable plastics, foam specialties, polyurethanes Automotive manufacture, electrical engineering, packaging, games, sports and leisure, household, mechanical engineering, construction, agriculture, medical technology, sanitation and water industry, solar thermal energy and photovoltaics Monomers Isocyanates (MDI, TDI), ammonia, caprolactam, adipic acid, chlorine, urea, glues and impregnating resins, caustic soda, polyamides 6 and 6.6, standard alcoholates, sulfuric and nitric acid Use in the BASF VerbundIndustries such as plastics, woodworking, furniture, packaging, textile, construction and automotive Production capacities of selected productsa Sites Product Europe North America Asia Pacific South America, Africa, Middle East Annual capacity(metric tons) Ammonia 1,765,000 Chlorine 595,000 Urea 545,000 Isocyanates 2,610,000 Polyamides 6 and 6.6 925,000 Polyamide precursors 1,420,000 Propylene oxide 675,000 Sulfuric acid 920,000 a All capacities are included at 100%, including plants belonging to joint operations and joint ventures. Material investments Location Project Startup Geismar, Louisiana Construction: MDI synthesis unit 2020 Guaratinguetá, Brazil Capacity expansion: sodium methylate 2020 Zhanjiang, China Construction: engineering plastics plant 2022 back next