Air Liquide India announces the signature of a 15-year contract with the glass manufacturer Asahi India Glass Limited (AIS).
Air Liquide will supply gaseous nitrogen and hydrogen to the new AIS green field integrated glass plant under construction at Roorkee in Uttaranchal state, about 170 kilometres north-east of NewDelhi.
Nitrogen and hydrogen are used on a continuous basis in tin baths during the glass manufacturing process to maintain an inert atmosphere. To serve AIS and meet the growing requirements of the local market, Air Liquide will invest 20 million US dollars in a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) with a capacity of 250 tonnes per day.
This new unit will start operations in June 2006 to supply nitrogen gas by pipeline to AIS, and also liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon to various other customers in northern India.
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