Under a long-term agreement signed between Air Products San Fu and a semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan, Air Products San Fu will build, own, and operate four mega air separation units and bulk gas supply systems with new underground pipeline systems to support the expansion of the semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan.

Malaysia’s first LNG-based air separation unit will be designed, developed and operated by Air Products for PG Cold Energy, a joint venture led by Petronas Gas and Dialog Group. The facility is expected to produce more than 600 tonnes of liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon per day and is expected to come onstream by early 2027.

Under a long-term agreement, Air Products will supply high-purity industrial gases and related infrastructure for a major semiconductor expansion in the USA. The company will invest approximately 250 million dollars in Arizona to build, own and operate new gas supply infrastructure for the project.

Air Liquide via its corporate venture capital arm Aliad has invested in Quobly, a start-up firm which develops quantum processors using proven semiconductor manufacturing processes. Air Liquide will support Quobly in transitioning its technology to an industrial scale and aim to launch the first commercial product by the end of 2026.

Air Products has decided to discontinue the ‘Louisiana Clean Energy Complex’ project as the firm expects that the financial returns will not meet the stringent return criteria. The company has also announced that it is finalizing a distribution agreement with Yara International for renewable ammonia from the Neom Green Hydrogen Project in Saudi Arabia.

Air Products has plans to build, own and operate (BOO) a new air separation unit in the City of Cocoa, Florida, USA. The unit is expected to produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon.

Under a long-term agreement signed between Air Liquide Karabatan Tech Gases and Silleno, Air Liquide Karabatan Tech Gases will supply nitrogen and compressed dry air to Silleno’s polyethylene plant in Kazakhstan.

Under a long-term agreement, Air Liquide has plans to invest more than 170 million euros to supply ultra-high purity gases to a major semiconductor manufacturer in Japan.

Air Products has plans to build, own and operate multiple state-of-the-art production facilities and a bulk specialty gas supply system to supply nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and hydrogen for Samsung’s new semiconductor fab.

Under a long-term supply agreement, Linde has doubled its on-site capacity for Tata Steel through the de-captivation of two air separation units at Kalinganagar Industrial Complex in Odisha, India.