Industrial Gases Air Products to Build New ASU in Oman

Source: Press release

Under an agreement, Air Products will develop a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) at the Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel facility in Sohar, Oman. The new unit is expected to produce over 400 T/D of oxygen and nitrogen which will be supplied to the facility.

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The addition of the new ASU will increase capacity of gaseous oxygen and gaseous nitrogen by 50 %; together with an increased production capability of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen, in Oman.
The addition of the new ASU will increase capacity of gaseous oxygen and gaseous nitrogen by 50 %; together with an increased production capability of liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen, in Oman.
(Source: Air Products)

Lehigh Valley/USA – Air Products together with their regional partner Saudi Arabian Refrigerant Gases Company of Saudi Arabia (SARGAS) have recently announced that it has signed an agreement to build a new air separation unit (ASU) at Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel facility in Sohar, Oman. The new unit will produce a total of over 400 T/D of oxygen and nitrogen to the facility.

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The project, undertaken by Ajwaa Gases – a joint venture between Air Products and SARGAS – represents the third ASU installed by Air Products at Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel’s facility in Sohar. The addition of the new ASU will increase capacity of gaseous oxygen (GOX) and gaseous nitrogen (GAN) by 50 percent; together with an increased production capability of liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid nitrogen (LIN), in Oman.

Sanjay Anand, Chief Operating Officer and Plant Head, Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel said, “These gases will be used in our steel melt shop and direct reduced iron (DRI) plant to improve the efficiency and production.”

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