Airgas Inc. has today announced that it will build a new 450-tpd liquid carbon dioxide plant at the First United Ethanol LLC (FUEL) complex in Camilla, in a deal which will see Airgas enter into a 15-year agreement with FUEL.
The long term agreement will ensure the supply of feedstock of raw carbon dioxide for the Airgas facility, a site which will enhance the company’s services to customers throughout Georgia and Florida.
FUEL is building the first commercial ethanol plant in the Southeast US and appears set to begin operations in the Autumn, while at the Airgas facility the raw carbon dioxide will be refined for food, commercial and beverage-grade use. It’s thought that the facility will eventually employ between 15 to 20 people and will be operational by late 2009.
“By building a new world-class facility at this destination-based ethanol plant, Airgas will better serve carbon dioxide customers in the Georgia and Florida markets,” said Division President Ted Schulte.
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