Air Products installing gas liquefier at Ohio air separation facility
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Air Products announced plans to install a new liquefier at its air separation plant located in Middletown, Ohio to increase liquid nitrogen (LIN) production to meet increasing customer product needs. The new liquefier is to be onstream in October 2018.
"This planned increase in LIN production is the direct result of keeping up with existing customer demand and increased product need from one large customer in particular, who is already under a long-term contract," said John Robinson, vice president - Northern Region, Americas Industrial Gases at Air Products. "Air Products goal is to be the safest and best performing industrial gas company in the world, with excellent service to our customers. This is a prime example of excellent service to our customers, as we are making this investment to meet defined needs in the region."
Air Products' facility in Middletown has two large air separation units (ASU), commissioned in 1983 and 2012, which serve large tonnage industrial gas demand in the area. The facility also supports merchant markets with liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen capacity.
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