Air Liquide will invest over $200 million in a high-efficiency POX unit at Oxea’s Bay City, Texas site, with start-up targeted for early 2029.
The unit will supply syngas and low-carbon hydrogen for Oxea’s oxo-alcohols and performance chemicals expansion.
For sourcing teams, it signals future US Gulf Coast chemical capacity with a lower-emissions production design.
Thanks to an original design by Air Liquide’s engineering teams, the new plant comes with a high environmental efficiency. An innovative carbon dioxide (CO2) recycling loop enables the recirculation of CO2 back into Oxea’s reactor to optimize syngas composition and production. The facility will partially replace some existing facilities and will reduce the Group’s net CO2 emissions by approximately 64,000 tonnes per year in spite of providing additional capacity.
By expanding its robust pipeline network and industrial footprint in the U.S. Gulf Coast, Air Liquide continues to support its partners further expand in the United States, and seize opportunities in key industrial basins with low-carbon, competitive, innovative and reliable solutions.
Matthieu Giard, Group Executive Committee member, notably in charge of supervising operations in the Americas, stated:
“This project represents a significant opportunity to align industrial growth and efficiency while demonstrating that competitive solutions can also support climate objectives. We are proud to invest alongside industrial partners who are actively expanding in the U.S. market. By deploying new technologies and CO2 recycling capabilities in Bay City, Air Liquide is delivering a solution that ensures both superior reliability and efficiency for our customer.”
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