Air Products’ new air separation plant in the Coega Industrial Development Zone has moved another step closer to its opening target with the arrival this week of a key piece of equipment that will form the heart of the R300m ($27.21m) plant.
At 32 metres high – roughly the height of a nine-storey building – the cylindrical steel cold box will add a distinctive landmark to the Coega landscape once it is lifted into position with multiple heavy-duty cranes.
Air Products remains firmly on schedule for completion of the plant in the third quarter, followed by commissioning and the flowing of gas in the fourth quarter of 2014, said Air Products General Manager On-sites Robert Richardson.
He said the cold box was the “heart of the plant” and was probably the most distinctive feature of every cryogenic air separation plant.
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