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Ceylon Oxygen Limited (COL) starts up Sri Lanka’s largest air separation plant
View(s):Ceylon Oxygen Limited (COL), a member of The Linde Group, today officially inaugurated its new flagship air separation unit (ASU) installed at Sapugaskanda in Colombo.
The new state of the art air separation plant, built at an investment value of LKR 1.3 billion (EUR 9.3 million), is capable of producing 62 tons per day (tpd) of gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and argon for the merchant gases market.
Mr. Srikumar Menon – Cluster Head for Sri Lanka, India & Bangladesh, Linde Group, Mr. Niran Pieris – Chief Executive Officer, Ceylon Oxygen Limited and Mr. Bernd Eulitz – Regional Business Unit Head for South & East Asia, Linde Group
Ceylon Oxygen’s Chief Executive Mr Niran Pieris said, “Our new air separation plant in Colombo is COL’s second and largest air separation plant in Sri Lanka and further reinforces COL’s position as the leading industrial and medical gases player in the country.
This new plant also represents a milestone in the industrial gases market as it will produce argon and indeed it will make Sri Lanka fully self-sufficient in argon. The plant is also very energy efficient, allowing us to lower our energy input costs and also pass on the savings to our customers.”
Bernd Eulitz, Regional Managing Director responsible for Linde’s gases business in South & East Asia, said, “Our new ASU will significantly increase our production capacity and enhance our product and service offerings to our existing and potential new customers in the hospital, ship-building and ship-repair, steel, glass, food and chemicals sectors. We remain committed to investing in our business in Sri Lanka to ensure we are well positioned to support the growth of our valued customers in the medium to longer term.”
About Ceylon Oxygen Limited
Ceylon Oxygen Limited (COL), a member of The Linde Group, is the leading industrial and medical gas supplier in Sri Lanka since 1936. COL manufactures and distributes industrial, specialty and medical gases, welding products, and provides a range of related services including the installation of gas equipment, pipelines and associated engineering services. COL is present in all the major industrial areas across the country and is committed to delivering quality and reliable services and solutions that create value for its customers.
For more information, see COL online at http://www.linde.lk or contact COL’s sales hotline at +94 114760400.
About The Linde Group
The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with around 62,000 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2012 financial year, Linde generated revenue of EUR 15.280 bn. The strategy of the Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services.
Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment – in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
For more information, see The Linde Group online at www.linde.com
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