From the very first month of the year, 2017 proved to be a strong year for the industrial gases industry – full of project announcements, capacity investments, and breaking M&A news from around the globe.
Largest Korean industrial gases company Daesung Industrial Gases has signed a contract for a new air separation unit (ASU) in Guangzhou, China.
Eugene Superfreeze, a subsidiary of Eugene Group, is building the world’s first energy fully-independent cryogenic distribution centre in South Korea – and it’s expected to be completed in December 2018.
Praxair has started up three new vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) plants at the Daesan petrochemical complex located on the west coast of the Korean peninsula.
Praxair has signed a long-term agreement to build, own and operate an air separation plant that will supply 700 tonnes per day of nitrogen (N2) to Samsung’s display manufacturing complex in Tangjeong, South Korea.
Air Products has been awarded the oxygen (O2) supply for Korean chemical company LG Chem’s (LGC) new production facility.
FuelCell Energy, Inc., the US-based provider of clean fuel cell solutions for the supply, recovery and storage of energy, has revealed plans for a 20MW fuel cell project with Korea Southern Power Company (KOSPO).
Hyundai Motors allows sneak preview of its next generation fuel cell vehicle which isn’t due to launch until early next year.
A 12-year-old boy who consumed a liquid nitrogen chilled treat at a water park in central South Korea has become the latest victim of the trend.
AG&P Engineering Inc. (AG&P), the global pioneer of high-value modular infrastructure, has launched a subsidiary in Houston, US.
