美国空气中的主要投资在路易斯安那州的新型大规模甲醇生产综合体供应氧气

Air Liquide announces that it has been selected by Chinese petrochemical company Yuhuang Chemical, Inc., as the supplier of oxygen for its new world-scale methanol manufacturing complex to be built in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Air Liquide will invest around 170 million USD (around 140 million euros)* in this high growth area for the chemical industry.

新的玉华化学甲醇制造综合体每天将产生约5,000吨甲醇，使其产生one of the largest methanol production facilities in the U.S.基于能力。

液化空气已进入新的长期协议，供玉华化工提供2,400 tonnes of oxygen per day。液化空气将建立一个新的，最先进的，节能空气分离单元（ASU）生产oxygen,nitrogenandarg。Connected to Air Liquide’s extensive pipeline system in Louisiana, providing enhanced reliability of supply, the ASU is expected to be commissioned by the second half of 2017.

液化空气，通过其全球工程和建筑活动，最近还签署了合同许可leading MegaMethanol® process technologyto Yuhuang Chemical. The MegaMethanol® Technology which converts natural gas to methanol is part of Air Liquide’s proprietary technology portfolio.

在提供稳定的长期氧气供应和专有的天然气对甲醇转化技术方面，空气液化空气组进一步证明了其领先地位提供综合价值主张用于大规模甲醇生产。

查理姚, Chief Executive Officer of Yuhuang Chemical, Inc., commented:“我们与Air Liquide的新协议，我们在美国的第一个世界范围的甲醇单位。在支持我们成为石油化工行业的全球参与者的野心方面是一体的。”

迈克尔J. Graff.，美洲高级副总裁和Air Liquide Group的执行委员会成员，评论：“Air Liquide很高兴与玉皇化学品进入这一新的合作，以供应在美国墨西哥湾沿岸的氧气需求。我们通过安全，可靠和高质量的技术解决方案创建的可持续价值支持它们，因为他们在美国和国外扩大业务。”

*Investment decision taken end of 2014 and converted at year-end exchange rate.