Air Liquide signs long-term contract with NLMK, invests €100 million in Lipetsk

Air Liquide signed a long-term partnership with steel producer NLMK, investing around €100 million to build a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) at NLMK's Lipetsk site, acquire existing hydrogen and rare gas units. The ASU will have a capacity of 1,000 tons of oxygen per day and start up in 2023.

“Air Liquide will invest around 100 million euros in the flagship site of NLMK in Lipetsk, a combination of three projects which include the construction of a state-of-the-art Air Separation Unit (ASU), the acquisition of existing hydrogen unit for the steel plant and of the unit for Rare Gases produ”airliquide.com

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• airliquide.comAir Liquide signs a new long term contract with leading steel producer NLMK in Russia | Air LiquideJul 16, 2020

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