AIR WATER has recently commissioned a new large cryogenic air separation plant, which had been under construction at the companys Wakayama Plant that lies adjacent to Sumitomo Metal Industries Wakayama Steel Works.
Bringing the new plant into operation will assure more stable supplies of industrial gases to the Sumitomo Metal Ind. Works.
To date AWIs Wakayama plant had met demand by running four plants at full capacity for a combined capacity of 50,000 Nm3/hour. The company decided to construct the new No. 12 plant in response to requests from Sumitomo Metal Ind. for greater stability in its supply of oxygen gas. The new plant will alleviate strains in the supply system and thereby assure higher levels of safety and stability.
The company said: With the commissioning of the new plant, Air water has taken the No. 9 plant out of operation and put the No. 8 plant on back-up status.
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