Linde Philippines, Inc. (www.linde.com.ph), a member of The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.linde.com), announced an investment of PHP 1.3 billion (EUR 25 million) to upgrade its existing air-separation unit (ASU) and add a new nitrogen-liquefaction unit (NLU) at its Apalit Pampanga site in the Philippines. When completed, the manufacturing facilities at the site will be able to produce more than 400 metric tons per day of liquefied gases and related solutions that are essential to support the fast-growing electronics, food and beverage, fabrication, shipbuilding and healthcare industries in the Philippines.
The NLU, expected to go on stream by 2018, will support the expansion of Linde’s liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen capacity and strengthen the position of Linde as one of the leading and most reliable gas manufacturers in the country.