LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products
(NYSE: APD)
today announced its Lu'an coal gasification project, located in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province,
China, has come fully onstream to supply syngas and other industrial gases to Shanxi Lu'an
Coal-based Clean Energy Co., Ltd.'s (Lu'an Clean Energy) syngas-to-liquids production. The successful startup of Air Products'
first-of-its-kind project further reinforces its leadership and operational excellence as the premier gasification company in the
world.
The world-scale gasification project involves four large air separation units (ASUs), four gasifiers and two syngas clean-up
systems which have operated at full capacity to support one of China's landmark clean energy
demonstration projects. The gasifiers, which represent the largest pulverized coal gasifiers adopting Shell's proven gasification
technologies, have been delivering outstanding performance in feedstock input, gases output, carbon conversion rate and
operational efficiency.
Air Products signed an agreement with Lu'an Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. in 2013 to build, own and operate the four ASUs capable of supplying over 10,000 tons per day (TPD) of oxygen, over 6,000 TPD of nitrogen and over
700 TPD of instrument air to its subsidiary Lu'an Clean Energy in Changzhi. In September 2017, the
company formed a joint venture with Lu'an Clean Energy, holding a 60 percent stake, to own and operate the ASUs, and
gasification and syngas clean-up systems at the Changzhi site, extending Air Products' industrial gas supply scope to include
coal gasification and syngas supply.
"Air Products is proud to have reached another significant milestone in our history and to have established ourselves as the
premier gasification company in the world. The Lu'an gasification project represents a significant step in executing our
gasification strategy by extending our scope of supply to include syngas and operating the gasifiers. The successful execution
demonstrates our core capabilities to support the world's largest energy projects with safety, reliability and operational
excellence," said Seifi Ghasemi, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Air
Products.
Lu'an Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. Chairman Li Jinping commented, "We are very pleased to have partnered with such a world-leading
industrial gas company. The Air Products team has shown outstanding safety, technical and operational expertise, efficiency, and
excellent service. The successful startup and smooth operation enable us to focus on our core syngas-to-liquids production, and
thereby, our business development in the modern chemical industry."
Air Products has been actively implementing against its gasification strategy over the last two years. In August, the company
was awarded a long-term onsite contract to supply syngas to Jiutai New Material Co., Ltd.'s multi-billion dollar mono-ethylene glycol project in Hohhot,
Inner Mongolia, China, which calls for the first gasification plant to be 100 percent owned by
Air Products. Earlier that month, Air Products signed a Term Sheet with Saudi Aramco and ACWA Power to form an over $8 billion gasification/power joint venture located at Jazan Economic City in Saudi
Arabia. In November 2017, it announced a $3.5 billion
coal-to-syngas joint venture with Yankuang Group in Yulin of China's Shaanxi Province. Earlier this year, the company acquired Shell's coal gasification technology and patents.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD)
is a world-leading Industrial Gases company in operation for over 75 years. The Company's core industrial gases business provides
atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical, metals,
electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology
and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2017 sales of $8.2 billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and
has a current market capitalization of about $35 billion. Approximately 15,000 passionate, talented
and committed employees from a diversity of backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions
that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities and the world. For
more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions
as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially
from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30,
2017.
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