Linde opens largest liquid producing merchant air separation unit

FE Team | Published: April 26, 2018 22:22:49

Linde Bangladesh Limited, a member of The Linde Group's Gases Division, has inaugurated the newly built air separation unit (ASU) in Rupganj recently, according to a statement.
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu officiated the inaugural ceremony of Linde Bangladesh's Rupganj 100 TPD ASU. Golam Dastagir Gazi, Bir Protik, attended the programme as special guest.
Linde's investment of Tk 1.2 billion (EUR 14.6 million) in this new plant was announced in November 2015.
The construction work of the plant was marked by a groundbreaking ceremony in April 2016. The Rupganj plant will produce approximately 100 tonnes per day of liquefied gases, making it the largest liquid producing merchant ASU in Bangladesh.
The project engineering division (PED), a subsidiary of Linde Engineering has designed, build and managed the Rupganj plant construction and it comprises state-of-the art energy efficient technology. It will provide liquefied gases supply and related solutions to Bangladesh's growing healthcare, food and beverage, fabrication, pharmaceutical, shipbuilding and ship recycling industries.
The Rupganj plant will more than double Linde Bangladesh's current production capacity, strengthening Linde's position as the leading gases player in Bangladesh. A state-of-the-art cylinder filling site at Rupganj has also been built to provide a range of cylinder products to customers across all market segments.