Danbury gas supplier Praxair, Inc. announced it will double the capacity of its Memphis, Tenn. air separation complex to provide more oxygen and nitrogen to two key customers.
With the expansion, Praxair will add 400 tons of liquid production capacity to serve North Carolina steel manufacturer Nucor Corp. and Texas power manufacturer Valero Energy Corp.
“Praxair’s large air separation units continue to deliver quality, reliability and operational efficiencies to meet customer requirements now and for the future,” said Kevin Foti, Praxair’s vice president of the east region, North American Industrial Gases, in a statement. “We look forward to enhancing our relationship with both Nucor and Valero and to the overall steady growth that we see in the Southeast region.”
