Air Liquide: Start-up of two very large air separation units in China

24-Jul-2009 - China

Air Liquide announces the start-up of two very large Air Separation Units (ASU), producing together 4,000 tonnes of gaseous oxygen per day, to supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon to Shagang steel mills in Zhanjiagang, located in China’s Jiangsu Province.

As announced on March 13, 2007, Air Liquide invested around €90 million to meet the needs of its customer, who decided to outsource its growing need for industrial gases. This long-term contract with Jiangsu Shagang is the largest “Over the Fence” contract in China (industrial gases supplied by pipeline).

These two units will also supply other local industrial customers with gaseous and liquid products. In particular, it will have a capacity of 600 tonnes per day of liquid nitrogen and oxygen to meet the demands of a fast-growing market. Designed and manufactured by Air Liquide Hangzhou, the Air Liquide Engineering centre in China, these units benefit from the latest technologies and offer both a high degree of reliability and energy efficiency.

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