LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
June 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has formed a
new joint venture (JV) with Linde North
America named East Coast Nitrogen (ECN) and will build a new
1,100 ton per day world-scale air separation unit and industrial
gas liquefier in Glenmont, New
York. An approximate capital investment of $60 million will be made in the new facility
which will produce liquid nitrogen (LIN), liquid oxygen (LOX) and
liquid argon (LAR). The new plant, featuring Air Products'
latest technology, will be constructed and operated by Air Products
with commercial status targeted for December
2018.
"There are several market reasons why this investment in a new
and larger facility, and the formation of the JV make strategic
sense for Air Products. The plant will use our latest technology
and its capabilities will strengthen Air Products' presence in the
Albany, New York area. The
facility will also provide a higher production capacity for all
three products to be produced at the location and will put us in a
position to better serve our customers and their future growth,"
said Marie Ffolkes, president,
Industrial Gases Americas at Air Products.
"This investment is one more in a series to support Linde's
growth and reliability plan in North
America," said Chris Ebeling,
vice president, Merchant & Packaged Gases Sales &
Marketing, Linde North America.
"This is our second Air Separation Unit joint venture with Air
Products and we are confident this will be as successful as the
previous one."
The new facility will be built at the site of an existing Air
Products plant already located in Glenmont, with industrial gas products to be
distributed by Air Products and Linde independently to the market.
The products produced will service the New York and New England regions, supplying
various market segments including chemicals, food, electronics,
primary materials, fabricated metals, health and medical, utilities
and glass. The new plant will also significantly increase the
amount of liquid argon available to Air Products.
"This expansion through the JV is consistent with Air Products'
efforts to leverage its production capabilities in order to
reliably meet the needs of our growing customer base," said
John Robinson, vice president and
general manager of Air Products' Industrial Gases - Americas North
Region.
The current Air Products plant at Glenmont was built in 1977, has over 400 tpd
of liquid capacity and serves the New
York and New England region. Use of the existing
Glenmont land and infrastructure
will produce project savings, expedite the on-stream of the new
asset, and facilitate uninterrupted supply to the customer base
during the construction phase.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:
APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases company in operation for
over 75 years. The Company's core industrial gases business
provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to
manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical,
metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also
the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process
technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2016 sales of $7.5
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of approximately $30 billion. Approximately 16,000 employees are
making Air Products the world's safest and best performing
industrial gases company, providing sustainable offerings and
excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements
within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of
the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2016.
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