With construction set to be complete in July this year, Iwatani is adding another liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) plant to its portfolio in the form of a new facility in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.
The new plant is being constructed at Hydro-Edge, an affiliate of Iwatani and will have a capacity of around 33,00 tonnes per year.
In addition to helping to ensure stable supply to LCO2 users in the surrounding area, the Sakai plant solves a problem of supply for Iwatani itself. Of the liquid carbon dioxide production centres in the Kinki area which encompasses Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and other neighbouring prefectures, the Sakai plant of Ube Industries ceased production of ammonia at the end of March.
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