Praxair Starts Up New Plant and Extends Pipeline System in Port of Antwerp
October 11 2016 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) today announced it has started up its
second air separation plant and is extending its pipeline system in
the Port of Antwerp, one of the largest petrochemical production
complexes in the world.
The new 1,300-ton-per-day plant increases Praxair’s oxygen and
nitrogen capacity in the Port and will support customers with
long-term contracts. The new facility also produces liquid oxygen,
nitrogen and argon that will meet customer demand in the
pharmaceutical, chemical, glass, metal fabrication, manufacturing
and food & beverage industries in Belgium and the
Netherlands.
Praxair has also started construction of additional oxygen and
nitrogen pipeline extensions on the east and west banks of the
Port, which are expected to be finished by the end of 2016.
“We continue to grow our industrial gas capacity and pipeline
network in Belgium and the Netherlands to better serve customers in
the region,” said Frank Wegmann, managing director of Praxair
Germany and Benelux. “The Port of Antwerp is the largest chemical
and petrochemical complex in Europe and continues to make
additional investments in its infrastructure to expand capacity.
Praxair is well-positioned to grow with the Port given the
investments we have made.”
About Praxair
Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 300 company with 2015 sales of $11
billion, is a leading industrial gas company in North and South
America and one of the largest worldwide. The company produces,
sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and
high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and
technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing
efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of
industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage,
electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, primary metals and
many others. More information about Praxair, Inc. is available at
www.praxair.com.
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