Praxair has reinforced its relationship with MEGlobal after announcing plans to build two new plants to supply the ethylene glycol (EG) manufacturer with industrial gases.
The US industrial gas giant has signed a long-term contract to supply MEGlobal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQUATE Petrochemical Company, with oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2) to its new EG plant being built in Freeport, Texas.
Plans for the first plant will see the Tier One player commission a new world-scale air separation unit (ASU). The site will deliver O2 to MEGlobal’s plant for use in its EG manufacturing process as well as into Praxair’s extensive industrial gas pipeline system.
As part of the project, of which financial details were not disclosed, Praxair will also construct a new carbon dioxide (CO2) purification and liquefaction facility, which will enable the corporation to serve the local food and beverage (F&B) industry.
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