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Air Products to Supply Nitrogen and Hydrogen to Posco in India
Jul. 16, 2010 Air Products announced that INOX Air Products Ltd., its joint venture in India, has signed a long-term contract with Posco Maharashtra Steel Private Ltd. (PMSPL) to supply on-site nitrogen and hydrogen gases to its new facility located in Vile Bhagad, Maharashtra, Western India.
The India plant will be Posco’s second facility to produce both hot-dip galvanized and galvannealed sheets outside of Korea. Galvanized steel is used in many outdoor, marine, and industrial applications due to its resistance to corrosion. Air Products notes that the automobile industry is PMSPL’s primary target market in India.
INOX Air Products will build and operate a high purity nitrogen plant and a steam methane reformer (SMR) hydrogen plant designed to meet the specific requirements of PMSPL's facility in Maharashtra. Both product offerings are from Air Products' PRISM® gas generation portfolio.
Air Products' PRISM line of gas generation systems supply nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen to more than 1500 customers in more than 30 countries worldwide.
The plants are expected to come on-stream in late 2011.