Linde Starts Up New Air Separation Unit in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India, October 17, 2023: Praxair India Private Limited (a Linde company) announced the commencement of commercial production at its air separation unit (ASU) at Patancheru in Hyderabad, Telangana on October 14, 2023.

This plant will be producing in total of 250 tonnes per day of gases including liquid medical oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, catering to the requirements of healthcare, pharma, and other industrial sectors of the region.

The construction of this ASU project was completed within an 18-month timeframe, starting April 2022, when Linde received official approval from the Government of Telangana.

“The new Hyderabad ASU provides us with a manufacturing base in the key market of Telangana and will reduce dependency on supply from other states,” said RC Kaushik, Head of Sales, Healthcare & AT, Linde – India. “With the startup of this plant, we will be well placed to match the growth expectations in this region and also cater to our healthcare customers and the expanding pharma sector in the state more effectively and efficiently.”

“We were focused on completing the construction within the stipulated 18-month timeframe, despite challenges along the way which impacted the import of critical equipment,” said Anirudh Gharote, Executive Director, Praxair India Pvt Ltd. “We are proud that we were able to keep our commitment to the Government.”

About Praxair India Private Limited

Praxair India Private Limited is a subsidiary of Linde in India. Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services that are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize, and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals, and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including the production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen, and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements, and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit linde.in

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