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It abelló Linde inaugurates expansion of its production and packaging of Jerez de la Frontera plant

20/04/2010

April 20, 2010

On 16 April took place the opening ceremony of the extension of the production and packaging of Abelló Lindegas plant. The event was attended by the Mayor of Jerez de la Frontera, Pilar Sánchez Muñoz, and the delegate of the Government of the Junta de Andalucía, Gabriel Almagro Montes de Oca, among other authorities, as well as the President of Abelló LindeIsidro Abelló and many managers of the company.

Giving continuity to the expansion plan which the company started in 2005 with the opening of the air in Jerez fractionation plant, the new facilities include a new plant for packaging of industrial, food and medicinal gasesa centre of r & d application of gases, commercial offices and food consulting of the southern region. As a whole, the project has led to a total investment of EUR 25 million.

The determined commitment of the Linde Group by the consolidation and development of your business in Andalusia are clear. The expansion of the facilities of Jerez the plant becomes an Integral operational center of Gases that incorporates all the activities of Abelló Linde, with coverage to the entire region of Andalusia and Extremadura. The plant, which occupies a total area of 30.122 square meters and has a staff of about 50 workers, has a capacity of packaging of 270,000 bottles per year and production gases of 120 tons a day. In this respect, the capacity of packaging is 25% of the total number of Spain and the manufacture of the product (ASU - unit of separation of the air-), 15%.