Air Liquide, Steel Dynamics sign supply agreement

摘要

Air Liquide has signed a long-term agreement with Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) to supply gaseous oxygen, nitrogen, and argon to SDI's new Electric Arc Furnace steel mill in Sinton, Texas. The industrial gas major plans to invest over $100m to install an air separation unit (ASU) on its Gulf Coast pipeline network in Ingleside, Texas, to support the new deal, as well as extending its pipeline network to SDI's site. The ASU will have the capacity to produce over 770 tons per day of oxygen, as well as nitrogen and argon to supply SDI's planned 3 million tons per year steel mill which starts up in 2021. Air Liquide will also add 45 kilometers of pipeline connecting SDI - one of the US' largest steel producers and metals recyclers in the US - to its proprietary Gulf Coast Pipeline System, strengthening the industrial gas giant's position in the US Gulf Coast region and in the growing industrial basin of Corpus Christi.