Industrial Gases Air Products to Build New ASU in Oman
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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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.
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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