BOC has secured a 15-year supply deal with International glass manufacturer Pilkington in Merseyside for the continued supply of nitrogen and hydrogen.
BOC’s plant will supply 155 tonnes per day of nitrogen and up to 350 Nm3 per hour of hydrogen via a pipeline to Pilkington’s furnaces which produce float glass products for the building and automotive industries.
Dave Gilmore, Pilkington’s purchasing director said, “We are pleased to reaffirm our confidence in BOC as a supplier of high quality products and specialist expertise to deliver solutions that maximise the efficiency and quality of our glass making processes. It is vitally important to Pilkington’s Merseyside operations that we are able to depend on security of supply and BOC has provided ample proof of that over time.
BOC has been supplying the Pilkington facility for more than 40 years, working closely with the glass manufacturer to meet its needs, both across the UK and globally. Founded in 1826, Pilkington is UK-based, with manufacturing operations in 24 countries on five continents and sales in 130 countries. Over half of Pilkington’s sales are in Europe, approximately a third in North America and the rest in South America and Australasia. It operates 25 float plants worldwide, with interests in a further nine.
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