Air Water Carbonic Inc. has completed the construction of a new plant in Kawasaki which the company claims will “reinforce a stable supply” of carbon dioxide (CO2) and dry ice throughout Japan.
Located in the premises of Kawasaki Plant of TonenGeneral Sekiyu, the new plant utilises off gas generated in oil refinery processes to produce around 330 tonnes per day (tpd) of liquid CO2 and approximately 140 tpd of dry ice.
The new site also includes five liquid CO2 tanks with a total storage capacity of 1,250 tonnes, which will be used to distribute CO2 to users in the Metropolitan area and north of the Kanto district.
Due to a tightening trend in decreasing supply volumes of crude gas from major sources like oil refineries or ammonia producers and under influences of integrated production, the domestic demand and supply balance of CO2 and dry ice in Japan is at a critical stage.
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