New hydrogen plant in Texas

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More hydrogen for cleaner fuels: Air Liquide adds a new hydrogen plant in Bayport on the Texas Gulf Coast As refineries produce cleaner fuels to comply with environmental regulations in Europe and in the United States, important volumes of hydrogen are needed to reduce the sulfur content in fuels and thus in engine emissions. The rapidly growing demand for hydrogen requires investment by industrial gas companies. In this context, Air Liquide has announced plans to construct a new hydrogen production facility in Bayport, Texas, to support increasing needs from its customers. The new steam methane reformer (SMR) will produce up to 100 million standard cubic feet hydrogen per day, making it one of Air Liquide’s largest hydrogen plants worldwide.

The new plant will begin operations in May 2006. It will be built at Air Liquide’s Bayport complex and will optimize energy produced by this facility’s existing boilers and cogeneration units. The Bayport complex also operates three air separation units for the production of oxygen, nitrogen and argon, and produces demineralized and treated water for area customers and for its own use. With this new facility, Air Liquide’s hydrogen production facilities in the US will include five SMR’s in Texas, California and Washington state, and a number of hydrogen purification units.

“The expansion of our hydrogen production and distribution systems in the major Texas Gulf Coast industrial basin is evidence that Air Liquide is well positioned in this region to meet the long-term needs of its customers. We will continue to help them improve their productivity and make their processes more environmentally friendly, in line with our own worldwide commitment to sustainable development.” said Pierre Dufour, Executive Vice-President and Member of the Executive Committee of Air Liquide.

Air Liquide operates 35 hydrogen production units throughout the world as well as the world’s longest pipeline network (1,200 km). Aside from its use by refineries, hydrogen is widely used in chemicals (plastics) and metal treatment.

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