In light of the recent helium supply shortage sending shockwaves throughout the industry, a joint venture project between Air Products and Matheson Tri-Gas has announced it will build and operate a new liquid helium plant in the US.
Air Products and Matheson Tri-Gas, a member of the Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), will jointly build and operate a new liquid helium production plant near Big Piney, Wyoming – the first new US facility since 2000.
The plant, designed to produce 200 million cubic feet per year from start-up, will process crude helium produced by a natural gas processing facility that would be owned by Cimarex Energy Co. and its partner Riley Ridge LLC.
Upon completion, the Wyoming facility will help to cater for the extensive market demand for helium and will be the tenth liquid helium plant operating in the US, expected to initially employ around 8-10 people.
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