PARIS, FRANCE: Air Liquide has just signed a long-term contract with Fujian Shenyuan New Materials Co Ltd to supply industrial gases for its caprolactam production project located in Lianjiang Kemen Economic & Development Zone, Fujian Province, South-East of China. Air Liquide will invest in an industrial gases complex of eight units including an Air Separation Unit of 2,000 tonne of oxygen per day, a gasification unit, a purification unit of synthesis gas and an ammonia plant to supply hydrogen, nitrogen and ammonia.
Air Liquide possesses strong operations and engineering integration capabilities in China as well as expertise in coal gasification in terms of energy efficiency, enabling the Group to operate a full supply chain from coal and oxygen to pure hydrogen.
“By leveraging the Group’s technologies, as well as excellent project and operations skills of our teams in China, we will provide our customer with high value-added solutions. This project enables to valorize natural resources using our technologies to increase the competitiveness of our customer. Our cutting-edge technologies allow us to open new markets,” said Jean-Marc de Royere, Senior Vice-President, Asia-Pacific and member of Executive Committee, Air Liquide.
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