Praxair Begins New Plant Operation in Guangzhou

On May 30th, 2007 Praxair (China) Investment Co., Ltd. started
up a new 400-tons-per-day air separation plant for LianZhong
(Guangzhou) Stainless Steel Corp (LianZhong) in Guangzhou,
Guangdong province, South China. LianZhong will produce 800 000
tons per year of stainless steel to meet the growing demands of
the Chinese market.
   The new Praxair plant, located in Guangzhou Economic and
Technology Development Zone, will supply high volumes of high
purity oxygen, nitrogen and argon to LianZhong via pipeline. The
facility will also provide a supply of merchant liquid products
to other customers in the region.
   With five other large air separation plants already in
operation in Shaoguan of Hunan province and Huizhou of Guangdong
province, this sixth air separation plant pushes Praxair's total
investment in Guangdong Province to over US$100 million. It is
the first supply to the stainless steel sector and the 26th
large-scale project Praxair has built in China.
   Invested by Taiwan-based Yieh United Steel Corp, Lianzhong
(Guangzhou) Stainless Steel Corporation is a large scale, modern
integrated stainless steel production enterprise approved by
the State Council.