Air​ ​Liquide​ ​Engineering​ ​&​ ​Construction​ ​signed​ ​a​ ​new contract​ ​with​ ​a​ ​large​ ​chemical​ ​customer​ ​in​ ​China

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has just signed a new equipment supply contract with Yulin Energy and Chemical Corporation of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group, a large energy and chemical company in China.

Under​ ​the​ ​terms​ ​of​ ​the​ ​contract,​ ​Air​ ​Liquide​ ​Engineering​ ​&​ ​Construction​ ​will​ ​design​ ​and​ ​build​ ​for​ ​Yanchang Yulin​ ​two​ ​large​ ​air​ ​separation​ ​units​ ​(ASU)​ ​with​ ​an​ ​oxygen​ ​capacity​ ​of​ ​1,800​ ​tons​ ​per​ ​day​ ​each,​ ​to​ ​supply oxygen​ ​and​ ​nitrogen​ ​widely​ ​used​ ​in​ ​the​ ​chemical​ ​industry,​ ​for​ ​the​ ​customer’s​ ​mega​ ​Methanol-to-Olefin project​ ​located​ ​in​ ​Jingbian​ ​Energy​ ​&​ ​Chemical​ ​Integration​ ​Industrial​ ​Park,​ ​Shaanxi​ ​Province.​ ​The​ ​new​ ​Air Separation​ ​Units​ ​will​ ​be​ ​built​ ​by​ ​using​ ​Air​ ​Liquide’s​ ​expertise​ ​and​ ​best-in-class​ ​technologies​ ​which​ ​enable​ ​to  maximize​ ​energy​ ​efficiency.

Air Liquide has a long standing partnership with Yanchang Group, the fourth largest energy company in China and one of the Fortune Global 500 enterprises. In the 2014, Air Liquide Engineering and Construction delivered two ASUs of 1,440 tons per day each to Yanchang-Jingbian Phase I Project. Two additional ASUs of 1,400 tons per day each are currently under construction to supply oxygen “over the fence”* to Yanchang for​ ​its​ ​project​ ​Yanan.

Domenico​ ​D’Elia​,​ ​​Vice​ ​President​ ​and​ ​Chairman​ ​of​ ​Air​ ​Liquide​ ​Engineering​ ​&​ ​Construction​ ​said​,​ ​​“​We​ ​are​ ​very proud​ ​to​ ​be​ ​selected​ ​again​ ​by​ ​​Yanchang​ ​Yulin​ ​Energy​ ​and​ ​Chemical​ ​for​ ​its​ ​on-going​ ​Yanchang-Jingbian Project​.​ ​We​ ​believe​ ​that​ ​state-of-the-art​ ​technologies,​ ​supply​ ​reliability​ ​and​ ​safety​ ​record,​ ​among other​ ​factors,​ ​were​ ​key​ ​to​ ​winning​ ​this​ ​business.​ ​The​ ​new​ ​contract​ ​reaffirms​ ​the​ ​value​ ​of​ ​our solutions​ ​to​ ​our​ ​customers".     ​ ​

*​Over​ ​the​ ​fence:​ ​built,​ ​owned​ ​and​ ​operated​ ​by​ ​Air​ ​LIquide