One of India’s leading manufacturers of industrial gases, INOX Air Products (INOXAP), has launched its largest air separation unit (ASU) at the Steel Authority of India’s (SAIL) Bokaro facility. At a cost of ₹750 crore ($87m), the plant marks the company’s largest greenfield oxygen investment to date and the largest ASU at any SAIL facility nationwide.
The newly commissioned ASU boasts an installed capacity of 2,150 tonnes per day (TPD), which includes 2,000 TPD of gaseous oxygen, 150 TPD of liquid oxygen, 1,200 TPD of gaseous nitrogen, and 100 TPD of argon.
This latest addition boosts INOXAP’s combined production capacity at SAIL’s Bokaro site to over 6,300 TPD across all gases. The company previously operated a 1,250 TPD ASU at the same site.
Sharing his thoughts on the announcement, Siddharth Jain, Managing Director of INOXAP, stated, “The commissioning of our largest-ever ASU, at SAIL’s iconic Bokaro Plant is a massive milestone in our Company’s journey.
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