Major Contract: Air Liquide Selected to Build, Own & Operate the World’s Largest Oxygen Production Unit for Sasol in South ...
February 24 2015 - 12:30PM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) and Sasol, an international integrated
energy and chemicals company, have signed a long-term agreement for
the supply of large quantities of industrial gases to Sasol’s
Secunda site (around 140 km East of Johannesburg). Air
Liquide will invest around € 200 million for the construction
of the largest Air Separation Unit (ASU) ever built, with total
capacity of 5,000 tonnes of oxygen per day (equivalent to 5,800
tonnes per day at sea level), a milestone in the history of
industrial gas production.
Air Liquide and Sasol have a long partnership history as the
Group has already provided several ASUs on this site over the last
40 years. This contract represents an important step forward in
this partnership as it is the first time that Sasol will outsource
its oxygen needs to a specialist of industrial gas production at
its Secunda site. The oxygen provided by Air Liquide will be used
by Sasol for the production of synthetic fuels.
Air Liquide will design, build, own and operate this new ASU,
bringing Sasol its world class expertise in oxygen supply. The Air
Liquide Engineering and Construction teams will bring their
state-of-the-art technologies for this very large ASU, thereby
providing benchmark efficiencies, reliability and safety while
increasing production capacities.
The new ASU expected to be commissioned by December 2017 will
also add for Air Liquide a new source of oxygen and argon to supply
the growing industrial gas market in South Africa.
During a signing ceremony which took place today in
Johannesburg:
Benoît Potier, Chairman and CEO of Air Liquide commented:
“Air Liquide is very pleased to strengthen its relationship with
its longstanding business partner, Sasol, and to reaffirm its
commitment to South Africa. The cutting edge technology which will
be implemented on this project confirms our leadership in oxygen
production technology, and we are extremely proud to announce the
achievement of another major milestone in the history of the
Group."
David E. Constable, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Sasol Limited, commented: “Air Liquide is a long-term
technology partner of Sasol. The implementation and operation of
this new large ASU by Air Liquide brings world-class expertise to
our Secunda site and guarantees a long-term reliable and
competitive source of oxygen. And as South Africa is
the cornerstone of our global operations, the efficiency this
project brings to Sasol will contribute to the South African
economy and to the country as a whole.”
Air Liquide in South
AfricaAir Liquide started its business in South Africa
over 60 years ago and today employs more than 800 people. Air
Liquide supplies industrial and speciality gases to the steel,
automotive & fabrication, food & beverage, mining,
petrochemical, pharmaceutical and glass industries. It also
supplies medical gases through a network of many state and private
hospitals as well as solutions and services to home based patients.
Air Liquide production facilities are situated in the three main
industrial hubs of South Africa, in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern
and Western Cape with 21 national branches strategically located to
serve its customers. Air Liquide recently invested in a state of
the art speciality gas filling plant in Johannesburg, developed
with the latest Group technology, which will ensure that its
customers receive high specialty gas mixtures.
Air Liquide has been active in other parts of Africa as well for
more than 60 years and is the fastest growing industrial gas
company on the African continent. Significant investments over the
past decade include large oxygen production units in eMalahleni,
plus increased production in Richards Bay, as well as the largest
argon production plant in Sub-Saharan Africa and several
CO2 recovery plants.
About SasolSasol is an
international integrated energy and chemicals company that
leverages the talent and expertise of more than 33,000 people
working in 37 countries. Sasol develops and commercialises
technologies, and builds and operates world-scale facilities to
produce a range of high-value product streams, including liquid
fuels, chemicals and low-carbon electricity.
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with more than
50,000 employees and serves more than 2 million customers and
patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of
the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s
ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term
performance and acting responsibly.
Air Liquide ideas create value over the long term. At the core
of the company’s development are the commitment and constant
inventiveness of its people.
Air Liquide anticipates the challenges of its markets, invests
locally and globally, and delivers high-quality solutions to its
customers and patients, and the scientific community.
The company relies on competitiveness in its operations,
targeted investments in growing markets and innovation to deliver
profitable growth over the long-term.
Air Liquide’s revenues amounted to € 15.4 billion in 2014, and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
around 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext
stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40
and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
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