Air Liquide to Supply ASUs for China's Coal-to-Chemical Industry    

Air Liquide has signed two contracts to supply four Air Separation Units (ASUs) in the coal-to-chemical industry in China. Air Liquide Hangzhou, the Engineering & Construction center in China, will design, manufacture and build:
   two ASUs, each with a production capacity of 1 400 tons of oxygen per day, for the Yulin  Energy and Chemical Corporation of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group, and two ASUs, each with a production capacity of 2 100 tons of oxygen per day for the Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Group.
   Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group's two ASUs will be installed at its Jingbian Energy and Chemical Integration Industry Park project, which is located in Yulin region, Shaanxi province. This complex will be a key project for the utilization of coal, refinery residue and associated dissolved natural gas to produce polyethylene and polypropylene. These new ASUs will supply oxygen for a new clean coal technology.
   The Shandong Hualu Hengsheng Group, located in Dezhou, Shandong province, is one of the large-scale national chemical fertilizer manufacturers. The new ASUs will be installed to supply oxygen to coal gasification units of its new acetic acid plant.
   These four ASUs will offer the advantage of high safety, efficiency and reliability contributing positively to energy savings and lower CO2 emissions of the overall projects.
   China's coal-to-chemical industry is currently developing rapidly, and large quantities of oxygen are required to meet demand related to the coal-to-chemicals transformation process.
   In addition, Air Liquide has just signed an agreement with ENN Group to provide delivery service and backup hydrogen supply for the hydrogen refilling stations serving the Shanghai World Expo.