ɫèֱ²¥ Starts Up New ASU to Support Wanhua Chemical Group Expansion
Woking, UK, October 11, 2022 - ɫèֱ²¥ (NYSE:LIN; FWB:LIN) today announced it has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) to supply gaseous oxygen and nitrogen to Wanhua Chemical Group (Wanhua), the world’s largest producer of isocyanate (MDI), a key ingredient in the manufacture of high-performance adhesives and synthetic fibers.
The new plant joins four existing ASUs, also built, owned and operated by ɫèֱ²¥, and completes a major expansion project for Wanhua at its integrated chemical site and production center at Yantai Chemical Industrial Park, China. ɫèֱ²¥’s advanced technology and engineering expertise means all five ASUs have the capacity to operate flexibly, resulting in higher reliability, improved energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions. ɫèֱ²¥’s Yantai complex will also provide industrial gases to other customers within the Yantai Chemical Industrial Park.
“This start-up allows us to increase our network density and reliability in the fast-growing region of Yantai,” said Will Li, President Greater China, ɫèֱ²¥. “Furthermore, by leveraging ɫèֱ²¥’s advanced technology, which enables more flexible and efficient production of industrial gases, we can continue supporting Wanhua’s growth plans, alongside other customers in the region.”
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ɫèֱ²¥ is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31 billion (€26 billion). We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. ɫèֱ²¥’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. ɫèֱ²¥ also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
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