Air Liquide to invest USD 200 million in new POX unit at Oxea site in Texas

• Air Liquide will invest more than USD 200 million to build a new partial oxidation unit at Oxea’s Bay City, Texas site.
• Start-up is slated for early 2029; the unit will supply syngas and low-carbon hydrogen to support Oxea’s higher chemical output.
• A proprietary design will recycle CO2 back into Oxea’s reactor, targeting a net cut of about 64,000 tons of CO2 per year.
• The project will partially replace existing equipment while lifting production capacity at the site.

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