Air Products together with their regional partner Saudi Arabian Refrigerant Gases Company of Saudi Arabia (SARGAS) announced that it has signed an agreement to build a new air separation unit (ASU) at Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel facility in Sohar, Oman. The new unit will produce a total of over 400 T/D of oxygen and nitrogen to the facility.
The project, undertaken by Ajwaa Gases LLC, represents the third ASU installed by Air Products at Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel’s facility in Sohar. The addition of the new ASU will increase the capacity of gaseous oxygen (GOX) and gaseous nitrogen (GAN) by 50%; together with an increased production capability of liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid nitrogen (LIN), in Oman.