Air Separation Plant

Linde has started up a new air separation plant to supply industrial gases to Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor facilities in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, has been given the go-ahead to start construction on a 17,000 square feet air separation unit (ASU) in Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy is investing $4m in federal funding for four national lab-led research and development projects to identify new concepts and technologies for producing oxygen (O2) via air...

Airgas is expanding in the Philadelphia area after Falls Township Supervisors approved the development of a nine-acre site at Keystone Industrial Port Complex.

Brunei Oxygen Company (Brunox), a joint partnership between French multinational industrial gas supplier Air Liquide and QAF Brunei, has launched the first multi-million-dollar air separation plant in Kuala Belait.

Praxair, Inc. has started up two new air separation plants to supply China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), a Fortune Global 100 company and one of the largest in China. 

Air Products has inaugurated its world-class Engineering Centre at Pune in Maharashtra, India to bridge the company’s increasing capabilities for Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) activity.

Praxair has signed a long-term agreement to supply industrial gases to Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEM), one of the world’s largest multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) manufacturers.

Plans are emerging for a potential new Airgas facility in North Carolina, with the company understood to be reviewing its options in the state.

The Linde Group is investing in its own production, increasing and diversifying its portfolio of third-party sources to meet the growing demand for rare gases in electronics.