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Air Clear reaches the record of set up of plants in the two last months

14/02/2014

14 February 2014

In the course of December and January, Air Clear completed the commercial start of 8 units of production of big size by all the world, culminating a series of commercial successes in markets in growth.

In concrete, Air Clear has started four Units of Separation of gases of the Air (ASU, his acronyms in English) of big size in China. These units will cater to customers of the markets of the power and the chemicals under the frame of agreements on a long-term basis. They are situated in the provinces of Shanxi, Guangdong, Shaanxi and Jiangsu, where Air Clear has inaugurated also a unit of purification of gas of synthesis.

With the start of these four ASU, whose total capacity reaches the 10.000 tonnes to the day, the Group increases his capacity of production of oxygen in China in near of 50%.

In addition to these set up in China, have put in operation other four units of production of big size in the world, that give service to customers of the markets of the exploration of the gas and the oil, of the siderurgy, as well as of the petrochemical, in Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan and Canada.

The group of these units inaugurated recently went reason, from 2010, of investments of growth of the Group by a total of around 400 million euros. His load will increase during 2014 and 2015.

François Jackow, vice-president of the Group, Corporate Strategy, member of the Executive Committee of Air Clear, that supervises the line of world-wide business of Big Industries of the Group, commented: “These set up strengthen our position of leadership in the markets in growth, especially in China. They reflect our strategy of selective investment and testify the diversity and dynamism of our customers in segments of market in growth. The technologies, as well as the know do operative of the Group, allow to Air Clear to offer to his customers solve with a high value added that contribute to his competitiveness.”