Air Products announced today that it brought on-stream a new air separation plant in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, Eastern China to supply gaseous oxygen to the Jushi Group, a manufacturer of fiberglass and the largest producer in Asia. The plant will also produce 300 tons per day of liquid products to supply the local market.
“The liquid produced from this plant will enhance our leading position by linking a network of cost-effective liquid product sources in Eastern China, which is one of the world’s fastest growing manufacturing bases,” said Wilbur Mok, president of Air Products China.
Jushi, located in the Tongxiang Economic Development Zone, has built the world's largest fiberglass furnace, and Air Products' oxygen will be used in the glass melting process to have both an environmentally friendlyand high energy efficient production. Air Products was one of the first international industrial gas companies to enter China with a joint venture in 1987 and has established leading positions in key industrial markets in China.