美国黎明利的主要投资扩大了与德克萨斯州博蒙特的oci n.v。

Air Liquide announced today that it has been selected by Natgasoline LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCI N.V., as the supplier of oxygen for its new world-scale methanol plant in Beaumont, Texas. Air Liquide will invest around €90 million (more than 120 million USD) in this high growth area for the chemical industry.

Air Liquide has entered into a new long-term agreement to supply Natgasoline with每天2,400吨氧气. To meet the growing needs of OCI for the production of natural gas-based chemicals, Air Liquide will build a new,state-of-the-art, energy efficient Air Separation Unit (ASU)producingoxygen,nitrogen和arg. Connected to Air Liquide’s extensive pipeline network along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana, allowing for high reliability of supply, the ASU is expected to be commissioned by the second half of 2016.

新的NatgasolineLLC甲醇植物将产生大约5,000 tonnesof methanol per day, making it美国最大的甲醇生产设施。based on capacity. Large quantities of pure oxygen are required for this method of large-scale methanol production.

通过其工程和施工活动，液化液化液还签署了与OCI的合同，供应LURGIMEGAMethanol®工艺技术到OCI的Natgasoline设施。将天然气转化为甲醇的Megamethanol®技术是Air Liquide专有的Lurgi技术组合的一部分。

氧气供应，与这种天然气 - 甲醇转换技术相结合，将为这家客户提供industry leading solutionfor large-scale methanol production. Through this产品组合，空气液化提供增加客户的价值.

迈克尔J. Graff., Air Liquide Executive Committee Member and Senior Vice-President for the Americas, commented:“Our recent agreements with OCI demonstrate Air Liquide’s unique turnkey capabilities as a global technology provider and industrial gas supplier of choice. We are pleased to grow our relationship with OCI and create value for them with safe, reliable and high-quality solutions.”