Praxair starts up new air separation plant at the Liaoning Oxiranchem, Inc. (Oxiran) facility in Yangzhou Chemical Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, China_by chemwinfo

5 October 2015

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Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX)

announced the start-up of its new air separation plant 

at the Liaoning Oxiranchem, Inc. (Oxiran) facility 

in Yangzhou Chemical Industrial Park,

Jiangsu Province, China.

Praxair is the exclusive industrial gas supplier

in the growing chemical park in east China,

which has port access to the Yangtze River.

Through a long-term contract, the 600-ton-per-day plant

will supply on-site, high-purity oxygen and nitrogen to Oxiran,

a leading industrial company focused on

the development and sale of ethylene oxide derivative (EOD) chemicals

in China.

EOD chemicals are used in a variety of applications including

the manufacturing of bottles and production of polyester fibers.

John Panikar,

President of Praxair Asia

“Praxair China is proud to expand upon the strong relationship

 we have enjoyed with Oxiran for many years,”

“As the exclusive industrial gas supplier in the park,

 we look forward to supporting

 Oxiran’s growth and leadership position

 in China’s EOD market while also meeting

 the needs of a diverse set of customers throughout the region.”

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