# Air Products to build second ASU for Big River Steel in Arkansas

Air Products announced an agreement to build, own and operate a second air separation unit at Big River Steel's Osceola, Arkansas mill. The new ASU will produce over 250 tons per day of oxygen and is scheduled to be onstream in January 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-22
- Where: Osceola, Arkansas, United States
- Starts operating: Jan 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 250 tons per day of oxygen
- Products: oxygen, nitrogen, argon
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Air Products](https://endata.com/companies/299.md)
- [Big River Steel](https://endata.com/companies/31552.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [airproducts.com](https://www.airproducts.com/company/news-center/2019/04/0422-air-products-second-asu-for-big-river-steel-in-arkansas), 2019-04-22: "Air Products announced today an agreement to build, own, and operate a second air separation unit to support Big River Steel LLC’s expansion at its Osceola, Arkansas steel mill."

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