Air Products purchases new ASU
Earlier this month, the Competition Commission gave its approval for the buy-back of Sasol’s air separation unit (ASU), known as the A2100, by Air Products South Africa.
Earlier this month, the Competition Commission gave its approval for the buy-back of Sasol’s air separation unit (ASU), known as the A2100, by Air Products South Africa.
MATHESON announces that four of its air separation units have received Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000): San Antonio, Texas; West Palm Beach, Florida; Stafford, Texas; and Dallas, Texas.
Air Liquide announced today that it has been selected by Natgasoline LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCI N.V., as the supplier of oxygen for its new world-scale methanol plant in Beaumont, Texas.
Praxair, through a subsidiary, has signed a long-term contract to supply industrial gases to Nanjing Jinling Huntsman New Materials Co., Ltd., a joint venture between SINOPEC Jinling and Huntsman.
Selective plating technology and solutions provider, SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts (ASC), has completed the expansion of its Swedish facility.
For many readers of CryoGas International, Chart Industries, Inc. (chartindustries.com) is synonymous with the atmospheric gas industry through the design and manufacture of brazed aluminum heat exchangers (BAHX). These are used at various stages during the cryogenic air separation process, together with...
Last year, I estimated total 2012 world production of Kr would be 97 million liters, production of Xe at 10.5 million liters, and Ne production at about 625 million liters. In my follow up plant-by-plant analysis, I found that the...
The large quantities of atmospheric gases (oxygen and nitrogen) required in many industrial applications are effectively produced by cryogenic air separation units (ASU). The inputs to an ASU are atmospheric air, electrical power, and water for cooling. The outputs are oxygen...
In this issue we focus on improvements in process technologies used within the industrial gas industry that are raising energy efficiency and cutting costs. Praxair explains its new process technology for Direct Reduced Iron that uses a variety of fuels...
Recent announcements of domestic air separation unit expansions and builds indicate that 2012 is going to be a busy year for the US air gases markets. Changes in the economic landscape during 2011 have led to an increase in demand...
