Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) announced that it has started up another new oxygen and nitrogen plant in the Guangdong province in South China. The plant further enhances the company’s production capacity and supply position in this important industrial base, and supports a leading global manufacturer to produce materials for high-tech displays under a long term contract.
The state-of-the-art cryogenic air separation plant, capable of producing both gaseous oxygen and nitrogen, comes with an innovative modular design that allows for easy field installation and requires less land space.
“We are excited about bringing additional capacity to provide high quality and reliable industrial gases to help our customer meet their productivity, efficiency, quality and sustainability goals,” said Saw Choon Seong, China president, Industrial Gases at Air Products. “This latest investment will put Air Products in an even stronger position in this important region. It also represents our on-going commitment to supporting the Chinese government to achieve industrial development and upgrade under its 13th Five-Year-Plan and ‘Made in China 2025’ strategy.”