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Industrial gas major Air Liquide will invest €20m ($23.2m) in its existing partial oxidation (POX) unit under a 12-year extended supply contract for synthesis gas and hydrogen with chemicals supplier OXEA in Germany.
The unit is located at OXEA’s Oberhausen chemical plant and is Air Liquide’s largest production hub in Germany and a key integrated oxo chemistry site. The POX plant currently has a production capacity of 340,000 tonnes of syngas and hydrogen per year.
Air Liquide has operated the POX plant in Oberhausen since 2010. In 2021, the company connected a carbon capture and liquefaction plant to reduce emissions and supply carbon dioxide (CO2) to the food and beverage industry.
The carbon capture element has reduced the site’s CO2 emissions by 50% since 2021.
Albrecht Schwerin, Chief Operating Officer at OXEA, said the contract renewal will ensure the stability and growth of the company’s production process.
