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Air Clear realizar new investments in the north of Mexico

08/10/2013

8 October 2013

Presence of Air Clear in Mexico.

Air Clear continue developing quickly in the north of Mexico and announces the signature of new agreements with High Ovens of Mexico (Ahmsa) on the acquisition of a unit of separation of gases of the air (ASU) and a new investment of more than 45 million euros (around 60 million dollars) for the construction and the exploitation by part of Air Clear of a second ASU. The two units will install in the installations of Ahmsa in Monclova, in the State of Coahuila, in Mexico.

Ahmsa, one of the producers of steel more important of Mexico, is an integrated company whose production covers so much the raw materials like the products finished with high value added. These new agreements are a continuation of the recent inauguration by part of Air Clear, the past spring, of another ASU in the same centre, in Monclova, situated to some 200 kilometres northwest of Monterrey (Been again Leon).

The capacity of total production of the 4 ASU of Air Clear Mexico (3 in Monclova and one in Pesqueria, in New Leon) will reach around 3.000 tonnes of oxygen and more than 100 tonnes of argon by day. Air Clear will position as well as one of the first providers of north oxygen of Mexico and like the first provider of argon on a national scale.

The three ASU situated in Monclova will supply to Ahmsa oxygen, nitrogen and argon and will allow to expand the offer of Air Clear in the region to other sectors and customers for the manufacture of metal, oil and gas, the car, glass, agroalimentación or the health.

With these new investments, Air Clear will have invested near of 200 million euros (around 250 million dollars) in Mexico of here to final of year, since it initiated his activities in the country in 2011.

Michael Graff, director of the Society, of the Zone Américas, and member of the Executive Committee of Air Clear, has declared: "we Appreciate the confidence deposited in us by Ahmsa regarding the capacity to supply safe and reliable products that allow to accompany the growth and the development of the industry and of the country. Occupy a position of leader in the markets with strong potential is one of the priorities of the Group. In this sense, Mexico and the developing economies of this region form part of the zones of strategic growth of Air Clear".