6 January 2016
DETAILS
Linde Gas Singapore,
a subsidiary of The Linde Group’s Gases Division, and
Celanese Singapore (Celanese)
today announced a new agreement
that strengthens the existing relationship between both companies.
Under the exclusive agreement, which came into effect
on 1 January 2016,, Linde Gas Singapore will continue
to supply carbon monoxide to Celanese’s operations
on Jurong Island for the production of acetic acid.
The agreement enables both parties’ sustainable
future operations in Singapore.
Patrick Quarles,
President, Acetyl Chain and Integrated Supply Chain
for Celanese
“Over the last several years, Celanese has focused on
enhancing its acetyl chain operating model to ensure
it can be competitive in this challenging market environment.
This new agreement with Linde advances our ability
to improve the flexibility of our acetic acid business.
We are excited about the opportunity to enhance
our strategic relationship with Linde and look forward
to our future in Singapore,”
Linde Gas Singapore operates
one of the largest gasification plants in Asia Pacific,
producing gaseous hydrogen and carbon monoxide,
as well as a high performance air separation unit.
Celanese began its Singapore acetic acid operations
in 2000, and has been supplied by Linde since 2004
when Linde acquired the gasification facility
and the air separation unit from a multinational energy company.
Sanjiv Lamba,
Chief Operating Officer for Linde’s Asia Pacific business
“Celanese is one of our key global customers
and we have been supplying Celanese’s carbon monoxide
requirements in Singapore for more than 10 years.
The new agreement underscores our commitment
to Singapore and the Asia Pacific region, and in particular,
to our customers in Singapore.
We are thrilled to be able to continue our
long standing relationship with Celanese in the coming years.
I am proud of the dedication shown by our Singapore team
in working closely with Celanese to ensure
that we continue to meet their supply needs.”
Linde Press Contact:
Foo Hsu-Yi
Head of Communications, Asia Pacific
Tel: +65.6866.3196 l
Mobile: +65. 9177.5757
Email: hsu.yi.foo@linde.com
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