Air Liquide America Signs Contract With Ball-Foster Container Co., L.L.C.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 24, 1996--Air Liquide America announced Tuesday that it has signed a long term agreement with Ball-Foster Container Co., L.L.C. and will build and operate an air separation plant in Burlington, Wis. The facility will supply approximately 250 tons of oxygen per day to meet Ball-Foster's requirements for production of container glass. In addition, this facility will produce 500 tons per day of liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon argon (är`gŏn) [Gr.,=inert], gaseous chemical element; symbol Ar; at. no. 18; at. wt. 39.948; m.p. −189.2°C;; b.p. −185.7°C;; density 1.784 grams per liter at STP; valence 0. to support Air Liquide's merchant customers. "Air Liquide
Air Liquide America's new facility will be designed and built by Air Liquide's engineering subsidiary, Air Liquide Process & Construction. Construction will begin in 1997 and the facility is expected to be fully operational by mid 1998. "This project also illustrates our dedication to strengthen our relationships with key market leaders, like Ball-Foster, and validates Air Liquide's capabilities in the design and construction of reliable and economical state-of-the-art production plants," said Glenn Schumacher, Manager-Tonnage Gases, Air Liquide America. Air Liquide America has a Glass Group which is part of a dedicated Global Glass Team, representing the largest commitment to the glass industry among the world's top industrial gas suppliers. At its Applied Technology Center in Chicago, as well as its Research Center in Paris, the team operates a combustion research facility with high-temperance furnace equipment and advanced diagnostic tools to evaluate oxy-fuel combustion Oxy-fuel combustion' is the process of firing a fossil-fueled power plant with an oxygen-enriched gas mix instead of air. Almost all of the nitrogen is removed from input air, yielding a stream that is approximately 95% oxygen. systems for further optimization of the low-NOx, low maintenance ALGLASS(TM) burners as well as for the development of new burner concepts. Air Liquide America is part of the Air Liquide Group, the world's largest industrial gas organization. It specializes in industrial gases such as cryogenic and non-cryogenic oxygen and nitrogen, as well as carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. , argon, acetylene acetylene (əsĕt`əlēn') or ethyne (ĕth`īn), HC≡CH, a colorless gas. It melts at −80.8°C; and boils at −84.0°C;. , hydrogen, carbon monoxide carbon monoxide, chemical compound, CO, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, extremely poisonous gas that is less dense than air under ordinary conditions. It is very slightly soluble in water and burns in air with a characteristic blue flame, producing carbon dioxide; , helium, ozone and a full line of specialty and medical gases, and associated services. Air Liquide also supplies cogenerated electricity and steam to select industrial customers. Air Liquide provides innovative solutions to improve the industrial performance of its customers and help them protect the environment. Air Liquide employs 26,100 persons, working in 125 subsidiaries in more than 60 countries. In 1995, it posted sales of $6.4 billion (US Dollars). CONTACT: Air Liquide America Tom Colyandro, Corporate Communications, 713/624-8055 |
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