Air Products, Lehigh Valley, Pa., announces plans to build, own, and operate a new air separation unit in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. The large-scale facility, scheduled to be onstream in early-to-mid-2020, will provide reliable liquid industrial gas options for local customers and distributors in the region.
The new ASU will produce liquid nitrogen, oxygen, and argon, allowing Air Products to strengthen and grow its presence in a dynamic geography. “Air Products has supplied customers in Minnesota and the surrounding region with both onsite gases and merchant liquid for decades. This investment shows further commitment to our customers in the Midwest region, will expand our ability to serve the greater area, and will provide reliable product to supply new customers as well,” said Francesco Maione, Air Products vice president, Northern Region, Americas.
Air Products currently owns and operates over 300 air separation plants in over 40 countries worldwide. In addition to its plants, the company has sold, designed and built more than 2,000 air separation units globally. Air Products’ cryogenic offerings span plants with a capability of 50 tons per day (TPD) to single train facilities with oxygen production capacities beyond 4,000 TPD.
