Air Products brings new plant on-stream in Guangdong province

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Air Products announced that it has started up another new oxygen and nitrogen plant in the province.

The cryogenic air separation plant, capable of producing both gaseous oxygen and nitrogen, comes with an innovative modular design which allows for easy field installation and requires less land space.

"We are excited about bringing additional capacity to provide high quality and reliable industrial gases to help our customer meet their productivity, efficiency, quality and sustainability goals," said Saw Choon Seong, China president, Industrial Gases at Air Products. "This latest investment will put Air Products in an even stronger position in this important region.  It also represents our on-going commitment to supporting the Chinese government to achieve industrial development and upgrade under its 13th Five-Year-Plan and 'Made in China 2025' strategy."

The Guangdong government is implementing the Intelligent Manufacturing Development Plan of Guangdong (2015-2025) to accelerate the transformation of the manufacturing sector from "making" to "innovating." Increased industrial gases demand is expected from traditional core industries including electronics, glass, papermaking, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, as well as emerging segments including information and communications, advanced fabrication, new materials and biotechnology.

Air Products was one of the first multinational industrial gas corporations to enter China when setting up its first plant in Shenzhen in 1987.  Following 30 years of continuous growth and investment, it has today around 2,500 employees, a number of regional capabilities including engineering capabilities, a cryogenic equipment manufacturing center, a technology center, a strategic sourcing center and an IT application solutions center, as well as over 130 production facilities serving a long list of customers across the country. 

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