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Industrial gas major Air Liquide has filed plans with the New South Wales (NSW) government for an A$45m ($32.3m) expansion at its Fairfield production facility in Sydney, centred on a new air separation unit (ASU).
Air Liquide’s existing manufacturing facility at the site currently relies on imported air gas liquid products for operation, whereas the proposed upgraded plant will have the capacity to process 15,000 Nm3/h of air to produce liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen on-site.
The expansion would therefore increase Air Liquide’s local liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen production capacity, reducing its reliance on imported products.
Air Liquide’s proposal also includes storage for 245m³ of liquid oxygen, 1,225m³ of liquid nitrogen, as well as the installation of associated analyser and control systems.
Located near key transport corridors in Western Sydney, the facility benefits from existing high-voltage electrical infrastructure supporting the proposed development.
The facility provides essential industrial gases to the regional healthcare, manufacturing, and food industries.
gasworld Intelligence estimates Air Liquide has an oxygen production capacity of 160 tonnes per day (tpd) across two plants and a nitrogen production capacity of 410 tpd across four plants in the NSW region.
It further places Australia’s combined demand for oxygen and nitrogen at around 21,900 tpd.
The Sydney project comes as Air Liquide continues to invest in ASU capacity across major industrial markets. Earlier this year, the company announced a new $350m ASU development in , US, and progress on its 100,000 Nm3/h ASU in , China.
