Air Products has inaugurated its new world-scale industrial gas complex within the Integrated Refinery Expansion Project (IREP) of the BPCL Kochi Refinery located in Kochi, India.
Air Products’ new facility was inaugurated by Dr. K.T. Jaleel, Minister for Local Self-Governments, Kerala, in the presence of P. Thilothaman, Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, Kerala, Dr. Samir J. Serhan, Executive Vice-President for Air Products, Richard Boocock, President, Industrial Gases – Middle East, India, Egypt and Turkey for Air Products, and other dignitaries and guests.
Air Products has invested several hundred million dollars for the build-own-operate (BOO) project, the largest of its kind in India in terms of investment. Air Products’ Kochi Industrial Gas Complex, which generates hydrogen (H2), nitrogen (N2), oxygen (O2), and steam, is an invaluable constituent of BPCL’s IREP to manufacture auto-fuels complying with Euro-IV/Euro-V specifications. The industrial gases manufactured at the complex also enable BPCL to increase refining capacity by nearly two-thirds, from 190,000 to 310,000 barrels per day, while producing cleaner fuels through upgraded fuel specification. The industrial gas complex provides jobs to around 50 employees.
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