Air Liquide Engineering & Construction (Frankfurt am Main, Germany; www.engineering-airliquide.com) has signed a new supply contract with Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.( Zhanjiang Steel), a subsidiary of Baosteel Group, a large-scale enterprise designed to meet demand for iron and steel in the South China and Southeast Asia markets. Under the terms of agreement, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will design and build a new air separation unit (ASU).
The ASU with a capacity of 2,500 ton/d of oxygen will supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon to Zhanjiang Steel for a landmark project in China’s iron and steel industry transformation. The unit, which will be located in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, will come into operation in 2021.
This new ASU will be designed and built using Air Liquide’s expertise and best-in-class technologies which enable a maximized energy efficiency and reduced environmental footprint, contributing to the goal of Baosteel for building the most advanced, efficient and competitive steel mill in the world.
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has a longstanding partnership with Baosteel, the largest steel producer in China. Since 2005, E&C China has delivered four ASUs to Baosteel and has supported the relocation of these four units between 2014 and 2017.