The Linde Group will build and commission a state-of-the-art 2,550 t/d air separation unit (ASU) at Tata Steel Ltd’s plant in Jamshedpur, India. Tata Steel is one of the world’s leading steelmakers. Once commissioned in early 2012, this will be the largest air separation plant in India and one of Linde’s largest in Asia. The investment for the new ASU amounts to nearly 85 million Euros.
The announcement follows The Linde Group’s signing of a long-term contract with Tata Steel for the supply of over 4,000 t/d of gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and argon. The new ASU will cater to Tata Steel’s current expansion of its world-class steel making facility in Jamshedpur. The expansion will increase the plant’s steel making capacity to 10 million t/a. As part of the agreement, Linde will also acquire and operate three existing ASUs owned by Tata Steel for the supply of gases to their Jamshedpur works.
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