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$75 million plant in Glenbrook “The increased production capacity secures volume for New Zealand Steel for the next 20 plus years.”
Gases and engineering company BOC last week announced the official opening of its state-of-the-art new gas plant in Glenbrook securing a highly energy-efficient supply of gasses for New Zealand’s industrial and medical sectors. The investment in the new Air Separation Unit (ASU) is underpinned by a long term industrial gas supply contract with New Zealand Steel which will be critical to the company’s ongoing iron and steel making operations. With an investment of approximately $75 million in new plant and equipment by BOC, the project replaces a former facility at the site which had reached the end of its useful life. Featuring increased production and storage capacity, the new plant greatly enhances reliability of supply and potential growth for New Zealand Steel. The ASU will separate atmospheric air into its primary components via cryogenic distillation, a technology pioneered by BOC’s parent company The Linde Group. The plant will produce high purity gases of oxygen, nitrogen and argon. The plant is also capable of making BOC in New Zealand self-sufficient in argon production and removing reliance on imported argon. BOC South Pacific Managing Director, Colin Isaac, said the new infrastructure would enable BOC to deliver efficient and cost-effective supply of industrial gas to its growing New Zealand customer base. “BOC has been proudly doing business in New Zealand for over 100 years and I see our latest investment as a strong signal of our confidence in our New Zealand business well into the future,’’ Mr Isaac said. “The new contract to supply air gases to New Zealand Steel continues a long lasting partnership between our two companies,’’ Mr Isaac said. As well as securing New Zealand Steel’s long-term industrial gas needs, the plant will supply increased quantities of liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon to the broader New Zealand merchant market for uses such as in hospitals, food freezing and metal fabrication. General Manager New Zealand Steel and Pacific Islands Andrew Garey said the agreement marked a significant commitment by New Zealand Steel in its continued support of New Zealand customers and the New Zealand economy. “The ASU is also a major feat for The Linde Group and its subsidiary BOC Limited and is great news for New Zealand, providing economic and community benefits long into the future,” Mr Garey said.
Above The Hon Steven Joyce, Minister for Economic Development, unveils the plaque to announce the BOC state-of-the-art gas plant at Glenbrook. Below: the Minister taking a tour of the plant with Patrick O’Keeffe, Production Manager Tonnage, Glenbrook.
“The increased production capacity secures volume for New Zealand Steel for the next 20 plus years. It also ensures the continuation of gases to other industries and services, including hospitals, giving peace of mind to those like us who rely on a trusted supply of industrial and medical gases. “Projects such as this are critical to the future sustainability of the steel industry in New Zealand and, never more so than now,
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as New Zealand Steel enters an exciting time in its history with the proposed acquisition of the Pacific Steel’s rolling and wire mills in Otahuhu and Fiji,’’ he said. More than 120 people worked on the plant’s construction over a two year period. Fully operational, the facility will generate energy savings from the current production, equivalent to the yearly energy needs of 1900 average New Zealand homes.
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