Linde inaugurates air separation plant

Country’s largest plant is capable of producing 150 tons per day of gases

KARACHI: Linde Pakistan – manufacturer and distributor industrial, medical and specialty gases – today officially inaugurated its new flagship air separation plant installed at Sunder Industrial Estate in Lahore, according to a press statement issued on Wednesday.

The new plant is the largest air separation plant in Pakistan, capable of producing 150 tons per day (tpd) of gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and argon for the merchant gases market. The investment value of the plant, along with related supply chain equipment, is more than Rs2 billion.

Yousuf Mirza, chief executive of Linde Pakistan said, “Our new air separation plant in Lahore represents a milestone for our business as this is Linde’s fourth and largest air separation plant in Pakistan. The additional supply from this plant significantly enhances our ability to respond quickly and effectively to meet the gases requirements of our customers in the north, and further reinforces our position as the leading industrial gases player in Pakistan.”

Bernd Eulitz, regional managing director responsible for Linde’s gases business in South and East Asia, said, “Linde sees great potential in Pakistan’s gases market, given the fast pace of growth in the important steel, glass, food, healthcare, chemicals and oil and gas sectors. We remain committed to investing in our business in Pakistan to ensure we are well positioned to support the growth of our valued customers in the medium to longer term.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 29^th, 2012.