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Air Clear will invest 65 million euros in the Port of Rotterdam

11/02/2013

11 February 2013

Rotterdam Is the greater second chemical and petrochemical pole of Europe. In spite of the crisis, the rhythm of growth in this sector has kept in Western Europe, promoted by dynamic actors with important needs of industrial gases. Air Clear will invest 65 million additional euros in the basin of Rotterdam.

Air Clear finishes to sign an agreement on a long-term basis with Huntsman, manufacturer and trading company of skilled chemical products. Air Clear will supply monoxide of carbon to the two plants of production of MDI of Huntsman Polyurethanes, situated in the zone of Botlek of the Port of Rotterdam.

Air Clear will invest in a new plant of production of monoxide of carbon in the port of Rotterdam situated beside the already existent installations of the Group. This unit, whose set up is foreseen for the first semester of the year 2015, will duplicate the capacity of production of monoxide of carbon of Air Clear in the pole. This additional production also will allow to give answer to the new needs of the customers of Air Clear in the port.

This unit, that will be designed and built by the equipment of Engineering and Construction of Air Clear, will employ the last technologies tip to offer an energetic efficiency, reliability and optimum hygiene.

Guy Salzgeber, member of the Executive Committee of the Group and Director of north Europe and Head office, declared: “we Appreciate to Huntsman by his renewed confidence and by the relation on a long-term basis that have built together. With this new investment, Air Clear reinforce his presence in the Port of Rotterdam thanks to technologies advanced and to his capacity of industrial integration. In the 5 last years, the Group already has invested 400 million euros in new units of production in this industrial zone key, allowing so the European industrial companies increase his competitiveness”.

By his part Nick Webster, vice-president of Huntsman Polyurethanes EAIME, declared: "we Are very happy to receive in our centre of Rotterdam this new unit that strengthens our partenariado on a long-term basis with Air Clear. This type of investment is determinante to preserve our current and future competitiveness”.