Air Products has signed a long-term contract with one of China’s largest coal-based fertiliser and methanol producers, to supply onsite gaseous oxygen and nitrogen for its phase three coal-to-chemicals project in Weinan Hi-Tech Zone (WHTZ) in Western China.
The Weihe Clean Energy Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shaan’xi Weihe Coal Chemical Group Ltd and Air Products will build, own and operate a new air separation unit (ASU) on Weihe’s site near Xi’an, the capital city of Shaan’xi Province.
Scheduled to come on-stream towards the end of 2010, the ASU plant will produce more than 2000 tpd of oxygen and in addition, Air Products will supply liquid bulk gases to the fast growing merchant market around Xi’an.
The new ASU will be designed and built primarily by Air Products’ engineering and manufacturing centres in China.
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