At an investment of around €35m, Air Liquide has announced its investment in a new liquid oxygen and nitrogen production unit in Ankara, Turkey, the company’s first such production site in the country.
The new production facilities, installed in the Ankara region, will be used to supply both the region as well as the Central Anatolia market – an industrial basin with strong growth, where numerous leading-edge industries are located.
Turkey is currently undergoing very dynamic development; the Turkish economy saw growth of more than 10% in the first half of 2010. High technology and energy sectors have seen accelerated growth for a number of years.
In that context, Air Liquide is investing in a liquid oxygen and nitrogen production unit, with a production capacity of 200 tonnes per day, and in a cylinder conditioning unit. The total investment for the production installations and the supply chain for this project amounts to around €35m.
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