LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today
announced that its new liquid hydrogen plant at its La Porte, Texas facility is onstream to supply
increasing demand in several customer markets. The new La Porte liquid hydrogen plant produces
approximately 30 tons per day and will draw its hydrogen to be
liquefied from Air Products' existing Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline
network, the world's largest hydrogen plant and pipeline
system.
"We invested in this new liquid hydrogen production facility in
Texas to show our commitment to
our customers and to help meet current and future demand. The
addition of this new capacity also will allow us to target the
increased growth we anticipate from several markets, namely the
hydrogen for mobility market. The La
Porte facility's location and operational benefits provide
us with numerous supply options from this plant. We look forward to
providing this new reliable source of liquid hydrogen, which is
very important to manufacturing and other operations in several
states," said Francesco Maione,
president, Americas at Air Products.
Maione added that Air Products also plans to build a green
liquid hydrogen production facility in the Southwest U.S. The
zero-carbon facility will produce liquid hydrogen to be sold to the
hydrogen for mobility market in California and other locations requiring
zero-carbon hydrogen fuel.
From its newest commercial facility at La Porte, the hydrogen will be delivered in
trailers to customers in industries including: electronics,
chemical and petrochemical, metals, material handling, float glass,
edible fats and oils, utilities, and the rapidly-developing
hydrogen for mobility market. Air Products recently announced its
intent to begin the process of converting its global fleet of
approximately 2,000 distribution vehicles to hydrogen fuel cell
zero emission vehicles starting in 2022.
Air Products also has liquid hydrogen production plants
operating in New Orleans,
Louisiana; Sacramento,
California; Sarnia, Ontario,
Canada; and Rotterdam in
The Netherlands.
The new plant at La Porte will
join Air Products' existing hydrogen and syngas production
operations, as well as an air separation unit at the site.
The liquid hydrogen plant will connect to, and draw hydrogen to be
liquefied from, Air Products' Gulf Coast Pipeline (GCP), an
approximately 700-mile pipeline stretching from the Houston Ship
Channel in Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana, and capable of
supplying customers with over 1.9 billion feet of hydrogen per day
from 25 hydrogen production facilities. The vast pipeline
includes the supply of blue hydrogen from Air Products'
Port Arthur, Texas facility where
approximately one million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)
has been captured annually since 2013, transported via pipeline,
and used in enhanced oil recovery operations.
Pipelines offer a safe, robust and reliable supply of
hydrogen to industries around the world. Globally, Air Products'
pipeline operational expertise is evidenced by its network of
systems. Besides the GCP, Air Products also has hydrogen pipelines
in California in the U.S., in
Sarnia, Ontario and Alberta, Canada, and in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years.
Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the
Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and
applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries,
including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing,
and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in
the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and
equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and
operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects,
including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant
natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value
power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and
world-scale carbon-free hydrogen projects supporting global
transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2020 sales of $8.9
billion from operations in 50 countries and has a current
market capitalization of nearly $60
billion. More than 19,000 passionate, talented and committed
employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products'
higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the
environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges
facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information,
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